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    "content": "will also provide for the rights of the community as the propriety of land and on matters of land use and management. Conservation matters are also dealt with here. Clause 5 deals with issues of conversion of this land from one form to another; whether it is from community to pubic, public to community, private to public and public to private. I would also like to take note of Clause 7 which talks about environmental natural resource management. Once these large tracts of land are converted to private or use by the community, there are concerns that, first of all, there must be protection of the environment. Dealing with transparency and accountability; Clause 36 talks about benefits sharing to ensure that impact assessment is done and that you have stakeholders’ consultation in investment and benefits from community land. In summary, this Bill is about transparency and bringing communities that previously lived in marginalized areas to putting their community land to proper use and to benefit the community. The Bill also ensures that you protect the country and communities from squabbles and fights. This is because there will be a proper adjudication system and mediation processes as provided by the law. The dispute settlement mechanisms that are provided will ensure that as we harness the benefit that comes with the use of community land, communities are not disenfranchised and the country does not fight. Lastly, there is a great link with current development of natural resources, whether it is minerals like oil, with community land. It is because most of the discoveries are on community land. I know that adjudication processes are going on. We need to ensure that this law is put in place so that adequate compensation is achieved by communities and that it goes to the intended people. With those many remarks, I beg to second."
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