{"id":592734,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/592734/?format=json","text_counter":277,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ganya","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":18,"legal_name":"Francis Chachu Ganya","slug":"francis-ganya"},"content":"Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we rejected this proposal. This is because referring to specific section of a particular law poses challenges when other laws are enacted relating to compulsory acquisition of land. For example, the Community Land Bill may have provisions regarding acquisition of community land, and since the proposed amendment only refers to the Land Act, this may be problematic. We wanted one law which is universal when it comes to issues of compulsory acquisition of land, instead of having sections of laws addressing the same. The State has the powers to compulsorily acquire land in public interest. Instead of having a section of the law referring to this, we need to have a universal law that will apply across the board. On that ground, we rejected that amendment."}