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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 93,
        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the senior Senator, Sen. Khaniri, for the comprehensive statement. You will note that we have been demanding this statement since the new session of the Senate began. I am happy that, finally, he has come, not with the full statement, but with an interim statement. We do not want to add to the woes of the Cabinet Secretary, Charity Ngilu. However, we have to note, from this statement, the very poor state of records at the Ministry of Lands. The Senator has requested for more time to come up with a more comprehensive statement regarding the list of expired leases. Would I be in order to request that three to four weeks from now, he comes back to the House with a comprehensive statement? That is number one. Number two, what he has read here appears to be a fictitious statement because what is happening on the ground is completely different. All those policy guidelines he has talked about are not being followed. There is no implementation of the policy especially regarding new leases and in renewal of old leases. Could we request the Senator, as he brings the other statement, to consider the possibility of requesting the existing owners of the leases to be given a notice to show why their leases should not be renewed? Many property owners who spend their lives developing storeyed buildings are getting surprises every day when they are told that the buildings now belong to somebody else. They are just given notices by Government officials. Lastly, is it the Cabinet Secretary or the Ministry of Lands Officials who should be renewing the leases? The Constitution came into force in 2010. However, even after it came into force, the Cabinet Secretary and land officials have continued to renew these leases without any reference to the National Land Commission. Could the Senator clarify whether it is the Cabinet Secretary or the National Land Commission that should be renewing the leases?"
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