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    "id": 771165,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kioni",
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ng'ayu Kioni",
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    "content": "of us who are keen on land development will now develop land in a known manner. We develop land so that it is useful to us now and also to generations to come. We have bodies that must be consulted and the persons in those bodies are qualified. You can get it clearly in the Bill, so that we do not allow this asset to continue wasting away. The stability of any nation has a lot to do with how she uses her land. Our land continues being squeezed because population is growing. If we can come up with clear ways of making sure that we make maximum use of land at a given time, not just for purposes of getting some money out of it, but if it is a question of producing food, let us make sure that the land that was meant for farming is maintained for farming. Those who came to Nairobi a little bit before others - and I see a few Members here - know that you would drive in Kileleshwa and find residential units that were bungalows, single-dwelling units. Today, you would not note the difference between Kileleshwa and Zimmerman, not that there is anything wrong with Zimmerman, but it is good to have a town that is zoned, planned and somewhere, you can see order. These days there is no order. You can put up anything that you wish. You go into a place and buy a piece of land and you are told it is controlled development where you are supposed to put up a single-dwelling house, but within a short time, your neighbour decides to build seven storeys and the other neighbour does the same. Eventually, you are squeezed out of the area because that is not what you desired. So, to have an orderly way of using land in this country and to have a law of this nature, helping us remain within the provisions of the Act, is a very useful thing. It is helpful because it also helps in ensuring that the country is secure. Where we cannot control land use, even insecurity comes along with it. We have to pass this Bill as fast as possible. It is unfortunate that, as the Leader of the Majority Party said, this Bill was done back in 2016 and idled in the Senate. We hope that it will not be the case again because it is important to process these Bills for purposes of helping us and our future generations. With those few remarks, I support."
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