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    "id": 263916,
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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": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will notice that this Bill is a consequence of a directive given by the Constitution under Article 69 which requires Parliament to revise, consolidate and rationalize existing land laws. On other issues that are found in the same Article, if I may just site some of their requirements that may be addressed either in this Bill or the Land Bill or has already been addressed by the National Land Commission Bill. The other command by the Constitution to Parliament is to revise sectorial land use laws in accordance with the principles set out in Article 61. That is not the subject of this particular Bill. Other requirements which may be important in terms of this Land Registration Bill is to regulate the recognition and protection of matrimonial property and in particular the matrimonial during and on the termination of marriage. Finally is to protect the dependants of deceased persons holding interest in any land including the interests of spouses in actual occupation of land and provide any other matters necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Chapter. You find some of those commands by the Constitution to Parliament in terms of legislation; some of the provisions, in this Bill or in the National Land Bill. But when it comes to the issue of revising, consolidating and rationalizing existing law relating to land, this Bill, when enacted, will by consequence thereof and by what is set out in the Schedule, have the following statutes repealed:- The Indian Transfer of Property Act of 1882, The Government Lands Act, which is Chapter 280 of the Laws of Kenya, The Registration of Titles Act, Chapter 281 of the Laws of Kenya; one of the oldest statutes which was in existence as an ordinance before we attained our Independence, The Land Titles Act; which was then known as the Land Titles Ordinance, Chapter 282 of the Laws of Kenya and The Registered Land Act, which is the applicable law in most of the country particularly in the counties where adjudication processes have been completed."
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