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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other responsibility which I think I should point out - although that was not a constitutional issue in terms of the national land policy - is generally the issue of settlement of squatters, the poor and landless. You will find that, that responsibility will now largely fall in the hands of the commission. The management of that process will now fall in the hands of the commission. So, the department of Government responsible will be reduced to issues of policy. But when it comes to executing the process, from the outset to the end, it will be the responsibly of the National Land Commission and all that is to be done again taking into consideration other laws like the public procurement processes, the devolved system of Government and all that is there for you to look at in Part VIII of this Bill. That begins from page 406. The committee that will help the commission - if you have a copy of the Bill before you, it is on page 407 - will include a representative of the Governor. A representative of the commission is there as part of that process. The Commissioner of Lands is not there to give directions. Then the National Government will be represented and any person who is appointed or an office so established will be to carry out administrative work at the level of sub counties. Then the women representatives will be there. As you know, in those settlement programmes, women do not normally get a fair deal. This Part VIII of the Bill deals very effectively with the whole issue of settlement and acquisition of land for purposes of settlement."
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