{"id":632189,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/632189/?format=json","text_counter":212,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ababu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":108,"legal_name":"Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba","slug":"ababu-namwamba"},"content":"Kenyan’s aspirations and dreams for a new framework of law on land. Therefore, I feel quite disappointed when I look around this Chamber that a piece of legislation as significant as this one will be debated in a Chamber that is virtually empty. It is even worse that we are debating it in the absence of the Departmental Committee on Lands. Allow me with humility and utmost respect to ask that a position be taken on this matter. Last week, I stood at this spot to contribute to the debate on the Community Land Bill and the situation was virtually the same because we were just about four Members when we debated it. It is disturbing and a disappointment that while debating such serious pieces of legislation, we are not giving them due recognition. I am worried that pieces of legislation that we enacted soon after we passed the Constitution including the Land Act of 2012--- For the record, soon after the enactment of the Constitution in 2010, the 10th Parliament gave primacy and priority to enactment of the various pieces of legislation especially on matters of land. I would like to commend the then Minister for Lands, the Senator for Siaya, Hon. James Orengo for the fantastic work he did in leading the whole process of preparing various pieces of legislation and pushing them through the 10th Parliament, which did a fantastic job. My worry is that the 11th Parliament is attempting, through amendment Bills, such as this one, to undo a lot of good work that we did in the 10th Parliament which witnessed a very high level of fidelity to the Constitution both in letter and spirit which I do not see reflected in the 11th Parliament. Because I do not want to be repetitive, my colleagues have made some fantastic submissions and contributions on this Bill. I particularly want to commend the Member for Balambala, the Organising Secretary of our big party ODM, Hon. Aden, for the fantastic dissection of this Bill and contribution on various issues."}