Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 627638,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/627638/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 186,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 131,
        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
        "slug": "wilber-ottichilo"
    },
    "content": "Another issue that I need us to look into is that of community lands. We know very well these community lands are the Arid and Semi-Arid lands (ASAL) of Kenya. We know the type of land use in these areas. They are suitable for pastoral land use systems. The moment we start to sub-divide these lands, we are not going to sub-divide them to a level where they have an ecological integrity, so that they can be self containing. If we do so, we will end up sub-dividing lands that will not be ecologically viable for even pastoral land systems. We need to look at the type of land use. When reading this Bill, I have not seen a clause which says the type of land use as we sub-divide this community land. Consideration must be given to the potential the land has that can be put into particular uses and not other uses. These are very serious issues that we have to look into. My biggest fear is that we are going to pass this Bill, but its implementation will be a nightmare and will cause a major rift among major communities in pastoral lands. With regard to the issue of natural resources, the Bill clearly states that natural resources must be identified in those areas and conserved. It is very clear in this Bill that they must be identified before the registration of the land, so that we already know that these natural resources must be conserved for everybody’s welfare. Otherwise, identifying them later on will be very difficult. I support this Bill, but we need to propose a number of amendments for it to be operationalised."
}