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    "id": 28190,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion, and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 47,
        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the most developed countries have always treated land, as the hon. James Orengo has said, as a factor of production. But I would like to call it a commodity. It is land that allows citizens to get loans. It is land that allows citizens to have investments that is guaranteed and it is not subject to the fluctuation of the currency. It is land that leads to inheritance. It is, in fact, land where we are all buried. Above all, it is land that allows spatial planning as the country heads towards the 2030 Vision. It is that land that will enable this country to develop spatial planning, so that we do not end up with urban centres where you find you cannot even drive a tractor in between the houses for purposes of grading the road. It is this court that will be determining land use, environment and the rest. So, therefore, I am really proud to be able to stand up, here. I am quite sure this will emerge as the single most important court, not only in Kenya, but the whole of East Africa, and later the whole continent. It is that land that will facilitate an area such as Mbooni Constituency where although I have some of the most beautiful land in the world, I do not have a title deed because land adjudication has not been completed. My voters cannot borrow money from banks. Even the market centres in urban centres do not have title deeds. Therefore, allow me to say that the introduction of this court is timely. I want to salute the Kenyan people for giving themselves this gift of a land use court and environmental court that will be able to ensure that if the land use for your property is for residential use, nobody can come next door and set up a drinking unit next to you without following the right procedures. Therefore, I am just happy to be able to stand up here at a few minutes to 9.00 p.m. and tell the country we have done it. I knew we could do it. I am proud to be Kenyan. May God bless you. I beg to support."
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