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    "id": 641740,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/641740/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Waiganjo",
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        "legal_name": "John Muriithi Waiganjo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to also debate the Land Laws (Amendment) Bill. Land being what it is in Kenya requires this kind of a law to streamline its tenure. We also need to have a land regime that is within the same Bill. I want to support the Land Law (Amendment) Bill and also be a little cautious because of some of the provisions that have been proposed in this Bill. I want to laud the Committee on Land for doing a good job. Some of the provisions that have been proposed in this Bill are a recipe for backlash. Land, for a long time, has been taken as a unit of production in Kenya. We must also realise that certain sections of the Republic or our people are moving away from holding land as sacred. We have realised that land is not just a unit of production. With the many past historical injustices on land, this is the best time to be debating the Land Laws (Amendment) Bill. It is also a dictate of Article 68(c) of the Constitution. On the issue of the limit of land that one can hold, it lies on the face of capitalism. I do not see the possibilities of enforcing that kind of legislation because we shall be going against the norm. As a matter of fact, that is a proposal that will obviously require some amendments. On the issue of eviction and resettlement, you will realise that the Eviction Bill will caution our people from arbitrary eviction. We have a huge problem of squatters in this country. We have vast land that have not been categorized as community, private or Government land. We are doing the right thing to have this debate but we must be minded by the dynamics that are ongoing now in matters land. I want to state that we have a problem of landless and homeless people. We have a situation where some sections of our people are landless while others are The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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