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    "id": 505305,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mositet",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 608,
        "legal_name": "Peter Korinko Mositet",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are discussing a very important law. The way it has been brought into the House, knowing very well its importance to the counties, just like my colleagues have proposed, it should be subjected to the relevant committees. I know that time is not with us but I will still plead that it should be looked into. We should let Senators ventilate on it through the various committees. I can see a lot in this Bill about land and particularly the issue of community land. Section 61 Cap.284 on page 16 of the list of amendments, there is a proposal which reads:- “In respect of each adjudication section, the adjudication officer after consultation with the District Commissioner of the district within which the adjudication section lies, shall appoint not less than ten persons”. I happen to have come from an area which is quite rich in community land and we know the suffering our people went through without knowing that their land had been taken. Now, again with devolution, we are saying that it is the District Commissioner who is going to appoint the committee which is going to do the adjudication. With all due respect, I doubt whether that can really work even on the ground. That is just one of the anomalies that I have picked. The other one is what the previous speaker talked about – the Urban Areas and Cities Act. I have no problem with that. I feel that quite a number of areas are still marginalized even after the new Constitution was promulgated. We still have some authorities like Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), which still favour areas with municipalities and cities. When they are given funds, they do not consider adjacent areas, like my county or even Makueni. Even Kitui which is quite far enjoys that status. That is one area in the Bill that is good. If it goes through, I believe that the governors, particularly mine, should really move with speed to make sure that Ongata Rongai, Kitengela and even Ngong become municipalities, so that we can benefit, in case KURA will still be there next year. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is a mix-up of agriculture, livestock and fisheries, and even forming of the authorities. We need to think of boards which will regulate and not really manage. That can only be done properly if we can subject the entire Bill to the relevant committees. The Committee on Lands and Mineral Resources requires to be given time. We also have the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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