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    "id": 508715,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kivuti",
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        "legal_name": "Lenny Maxwell Kivuti",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, commenting on Sen. Musilas’s queries, it is true there was an irregularity and our report clearly states as such. The irregularity may not necessarily be an illegality. What happened is that there was an omission in the procedure of dealing with the land in as far as the Trust Land Act is concerned. The Constitution envisages a situation whereby in the new dispensation we should have enacted the Community Land Act. As we know, it is in this House and not yet ready. We did not lose sight of that and that is why in our second recommendation we observed that the Community Land Bill needs to be enacted quickly. Regarding the issue raised by Sen. Musila about stopping any activity by the NIS, actually that is contained in our third recommendation where we say we resolve that no further transaction should be taken by NIS. Needless to say, because the other Senators have raised this, there is no title deed issued to the NIS, at the moment. The Committee decided that it should not be issued. Coming to Sen. Wetangula’s comments about trust land and irregularity, it is envisaged that from the submissions which were given by the NIS and the County Government of Kitui, the County Government was not saying: “No, we can never have a Government institution in Kitui.” They actually queried why NIS needs 400 acres. It was felt that was too much land. Part of our recommendation is based on the fact that, maybe, they do not need that much land. 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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