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    "id": 263860,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": "Part 3 of the Bill deals with the composition and administration of the National Land Commission. It also deals with the appointments of the persons who shall be members and chairpersons of the Commission. The only thing that we discussed when we were in Mombasa during the workshop for the Members of Parliament was the issue of age and experience of the chair and the members of the Commission. In the Bill, the knowledge and experience of the persons to qualify as chairman --- I am sorry I talked about age, there is no age qualification, but there is qualification in terms of experience. It was felt that land being such an important factor in development and also an important commodity to the people of this country, we need an experienced person as chair of the National Land Commission. That person, according to this Bill must have experience of at least 15 years. That is something that this House can deal with. If we find, as many Members in Mombasa felt, that experience of 15 years takes out a lot of young people who would have probably experience not in terms of being in the job for a long time, but in terms of pure academic qualifications and acumen in dealing with matters relating to land. The persons who will become members of the Commission, again, require having experience of at least ten years. Again, it was felt that ten years is too long a time and I put that matter before the House and the House can deal with it."
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