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    "id": 658484,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Khamisi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mishi Juma Khamisi",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 45 of the Bill be deleted. This amendment purports to repeal Section 18 of the National Land Commission Act. The amendment in the Bill offends the constitutional principle of devolution. We are in the era of devolution and we need to have a structure at the county level. This amendment also offends the national value on inclusivity and participation under Article 10 of the Constitution. We need to know that under Article 62(2), public land rests in county government and the NLC administers on their behalf. If we say that we are removing the County Land Management Board, it means the public will not have access to services of the NLC. I want to inform the Members that the NLC has already created the County Land Management Board which is at the county level at the moment. This Board is not answerable to the county; it is answerable to the NLC. In its recent judgement, the Supreme Court upheld the County Land Management Board. Article 6(3) of the Constitution states: “A national State organ shall ensure reasonable access to its services in all parts of the Republic, so far as it is appropriate to do so having regard to the nature of the service.” We demand to have those structures because it is part of devolution. There is also public land in the county and we need to have that structure in place so that the public can access the services of the National Land Commission (NLC)."
}