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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill also wants to amend the Land Act by proposing that when a notice has been issued by NLC in initiating a compulsory acquisition and making of an order of land registrar, it will restrict dealings in the affected land. The issue of the NLC requires a whole discussion. It is something that goes down to the very fabric of our society, as the people of Kenya. When we passed the new Constitution, there was great discussion on what the NLC was going to achieve. History and the leaders who have been there longer than some of us will tell us that there was justification for having the NLC, and this is because of the things that had happened. However, what has happened between 2010 and 2018 as we speak? The damage that the NLC has done in this country far outweighs the good that was intended for them. It is unfortunate and it speaks to us, as a society. Many times people have said that one cannot legislate good character and morals. There is no greater testament to that than when you look at the NLC and the kind of dealings being done by them. I saw the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Ministry of Water and Irrigation speaking the other day about the challenges that they are having when they try to compensate people, like in the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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