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    "id": 451037,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Florence Kajuju",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for welcoming me back to this House by giving me an opportunity to speak on this Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. I want to say from the outset that I support the amendments in that Bill and say that the purpose of any amendment to any legislation is to fill in the gaps that might have been created in the course of drafting and enacting legislation. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will find that this Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill seeks to bring a clearer definition of some of the terms that are used within the various Acts. In particular, I would refer to the issue of the community land and the term of the Cabinet Secretary in as far as Cap. 284 of the Land Adjudication Act is concerned. There are various definitions that are applied in the Constitution of Kenya in as far as land is concerned. I believe that this amendment which I support is going to set out a clear guideline in the application of the law, especially if any conflict was to arise and a matter was to end up in court. The court will be guided by the definition that will be passed in this House. It will also remove ambiguities within the legal systems. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also support this Bill because I find that it sets out or rather streamlines various organisations by expressing how various boards or institutions will function. So, it is a proper amendment that should be supported by each and every one of us. You also find that under the Transition Authority Act or the Devolved Governments Act it also seeks to give timelines within which the Transition Authority is supposed to be dissolved. So, this is generally a very good amendment that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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