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    "id": 53503,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Olago",
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        "legal_name": "John Olago Aluoch",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the grant of the lease for Nyanza Golf Club was made in 1957 by the Governor on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. There are special conditions attached to that grant on page four. That was made under the Perpetual Ordinance Cap.165 then. After Independence, the successor to that Act is the Government Lands Act, Cap.280 of our laws. Let me quote Cap.280, Section 82 on Reservation of Foreshore. “A conveyance lease or licence under this Act shall not, unless otherwise, expressly provided therein, confer any right to the foreshore.” What this means to my understanding of the law is that whatever allocation is made by the Government, the public’s access to the shore of any sea, land or stream is not restricted. This has been the position since the Roman Empire days. This was established even in the USA by the well known case of Illinois Central Board versus the State of Illinois in 1892. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, under these circumstances, how does the Government stop the public from accessing the shore of Lake Victoria that borders Nyanza Golf Club?"
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