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    "id": 815870,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to second this Bill. I believe this Bill will sort out most of the issues affecting our country and counties. It is long overdue because land is an emotive issue and without proper legislation in place, we will have a lot of problems. First and foremost, this Bill provides for planning, use, regulation and development of land. What we have noticed in most counties is that proper planning and development of land is not done properly. It is normally done in an ad hoc manner without proper consultation especially in terms of the areas that are set aside for proper use in our country. I believe once we have this law, these factors that affect our country will be sorted out. I come from Isiolo County where land used to be under the county council and now the national Government can just take away land from the community or allocate it to individuals without consulting the locals. Such cases will be sorted out by this law. Currently in Isiolo, we have about three or four individuals who claim ownership of one piece of land because of allocation issues and conflict of interest between the national Government and our county government. Once we have the county executive committees on board, they will formulate county policy planning that will guide the counties in terms of how land will be utilised. I believe this is important for our country. The county executive committee will also monitor and oversee technical physical planning functions at the county level because it used to be a one man show where anybody could wake up and carry out that particular function. Fortunately, this law will sort out these issues which are critical in our counties."
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