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    "id": 815659,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I think this is long overdue and they should have enacted this sometimes back. Looking at the Bill, it is very timely. I have a very recent experience. Only two days ago, the Chinese came to my constituency to construct a road. Before that, they were looking for a place where they could put up a camp. Because there was nothing in writing, the owner of the land kept on changing the rates within two months. In fact, they are currently not able to set up the camp. At one time, they were talking about a rate they came up with out of the blues. This is because there is no way of determining what rate one would offer the land. There is no harmonised rate. The owner of the land kept on increasing the rates. When I got involved, he got scared. Even when we negotiated, he raised the rate behind my back. This will stabilise and harmonise the value of land and land rates. Given that this country wants to industrialise, we can only do that by attracting investors. Therefore, if you can have a fall-back in case of confusion, land is the most important factor in terms of investment. This country is yearning for investment. Most Members have travelled to other countries and some countries that we thought were behind in terms of development are almost 300 years ahead of us. In China, I had the opportunity to go around three cities. I was very impressed because China is very developed. When you move from one area to another, you know exactly how much land costs. There are harmonised rates."
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