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    "content": "Finally, this amendment Bill gives procedures for conducting evictions. The other thorny issue in this country around land is how people who have lived in a certain parcel of land for long, but do not enjoy certain long term tenure rights are evicted. When such people are evicted from that property, there has been no law on how and when to do it or the minimum human rights standards that must be observed. We should not have a situation in this country as we have witnessed before, where families were evicted at 2.00 a.m., regrettably by Government agencies. Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, I remember when my friend, hon. (Prof.) Kivutha Kibwana was the Minister for Lands wanted to obstruct the eviction of some people somewhere around Uhuru Park. He did it physically. He stood in front of a bulldozer and was almost run over in the process. Therefore, this Bill is trying to clarify the issue of evictions, when they must be done, how they must be done and the human rights standards that must be followed in line with applicable international legal standards on evictions worldwide. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I urge Senators to support this amendment Bill. I beg to move and request the Deputy Majority Leader, Sen. Murkomen to second."
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