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    "id": 847693,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu Central, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Fred Ouda",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Fred Odhiambo Ouda",
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    "content": "As much as I said that the spirit of the Bill is timely because of the mess we have had in the compensation process, we seem not to be very clear. This begs the question that there was no adequate consultation or understanding of the principles at hand. If you allow me, I want to educate Hon. (Dr.) Makali Mulu. When we talk about the land value index, we are setting a basis for compensation for a fixed period of time. The question of the market value of land is expressly clear. It is stated in the Valuers Act Cap 532 and in the National Valuation Standards Council, 2015 Edition. There should be no debate on that because it is an international practice. The only challenge which we have is that the national Government or county government is not a registered valuer pursuant to the Valuers Act Cap 532. The Government cannot value land because it does not have the necessary qualifications to be registered as a valuer. I want to oppose the amendment that says that the land value index will be made jointly by the national Government and county governments or consultation between the two levels of Government because it is an illegality. The national Government cannot value land unless you are purporting to change the definitions of the Valuers Act and international practice that a body corporate cannot be registered as a valuer. It is an individual who is registered as a valuer, but he can work within a body corporate. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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