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    "id": 70970,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/70970/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Bifwoli",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sylvester Wakoli Bifwoli",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The land lease period remaining for foreign owned estates of Unilever Tea (K) Ltd, George Williamson (K) Ltd and James Finlays will expire in the year 2919 meaning there is a balance of 909 years. The said lease balance will be subjected to the provisions of Article 65 of the new Constitution whereby the allotees will surrender the 999 year lease in exchange of 99 years once the appropriate legal framework and mechanism is in place. Obviously, the legislation envisaged by the Constitution must be enacted within the timelines provided in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution. (b) Interest of the local community is protected under the Constitution subject to other legitimate rights enumerated by the Constitution, including leases. All public land is held in trust for the people resident in the relevant county and the people of Kenya as a whole. Parliament is required to enact the appropriate legislation envisaged by the Constitution. (c) According to our records, we have not issued consent to transfer neither have we received any transfer documents in respect to Bondet and Chemamul Tea Estates."
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