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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nderitu",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Waweru Nderitu",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, our Chairman got sick in the morning and he delegated that to me. Therefore, I will give the status report on the progress of work in the Departmental Committee on Lands. On Bills, first, we had the Community Land Bill which we prepared the report and was tabled on 14th October 2015. We had the Physical Planning Bill and Land Laws (Amendment) Bill on which all the reports were tabled in this House on 14th October, 2015. On the Community Land Bill, Second Reading was done on 1st March 2016 and Question put. The Committee Stage started on 17th March and is ongoing. The Physical Planning Bill was read for the Third Time on 16th December 2015. It was passed and forwarded to the Senate for consideration. The Land Laws (Amendment) Bill’s Second Reading was done on 9th March 2016. It continued to be deliberated and the Question was put yesterday. That is the progress as far as Bills are concerned. On petitions, we had a Petition from Twiga Farm evictees regarding the alleged eviction of over 600 families from the land. A report was tabled in this House on 11th November 2015. On Petition for residents of Masongaleni Ward, Kibwezi East Constituency regarding dispute of ownership of Tisya Primary School, Plot No. 280 Makueni Masongaleni Settlement Scheme, a report was tabled on 17th November, 2015. On Petition of residents of Pongwe Area, Lungalunga Constituency on eminent eviction from LR/No.1083, Shimoni Kwale, we visited the area and a report has been scheduled for consideration and adoption by the Committee. The report will be tabled in this House very soon. On Petition by Hon. Muthomi Njuki, MP regarding alleged grabbing of public land belonging to Chuka Township Primary School, a report was tabled in this House on 24th November, 2015 giving the recommendation and way forward. The Petition by residents of Kajiado West Constituency, inquiring into the compulsory acquisition of L.R. No. Ngong/Ngong1959, we are at deliberation point of the report and it will be tabled in this House very soon. On Petition by residents of Mavoko Constituency regarding alleged compulsory acquisition of land in Mavoko Constituency L.R. No.10029/2, the Report is ready for tabling and it will be brought to the House any time. On Petition by Hon. William Kisang, MP on behalf of Chebororwa Community in Marakwet West Constituency regarding the ceding of 1,800 acres of Chebororwa Agricultural Training Centre, the Report is ready for tabling anytime from now. 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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