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    "id": 847740,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/847740/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Cherangany, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joshua Kutuny",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 61,
        "legal_name": "Joshua Serem Kutuny",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, after consulting and before I say anything, I want to make clear the intention of the Bill. Once the Bill is enacted, it will standardise and harmonise land valuing across the country. The Bill also seeks to regulate the long and protracted process of compulsory acquisition to harmonise and standardise the compensation. It is important to bring to the attention of the Members that, that is the reason people are fighting today in court. The National Land Commission (NLC) has issues. We have had matters coming to this House where there was over- valuation in Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and others like the Ruaraka land. It is because there is no law that guides the issues of valuation. The hon. Member having over-emphasised the role of valuers, I want to tell him that we are trying to regulate Government’s land acquisition. We want to standardise it so that people get value for money and, at the same time, proper utilisation of Government funds is enhanced where and when it is paid. The Government must also get value for money when it is acquiring it. So, I am tempted to withdraw the amendment."
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