HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept
{
"id": 852107,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/852107/?format=api",
"text_counter": 298,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
"speaker_title": "",
"speaker": {
"id": 13181,
"legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
"slug": "masitsa-naomi-shiyonga"
},
"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, I would like to congratulate Sen. M. Kajwang’ and the Committee that worked on this Report. They have done an excellent job and they have represented this House well. If you look at the recommendations given, we salute the team. This team has worked under frustrations, intimidation and all manner of humiliation, but they stood their ground to defend their work and bring this Report to this House. We are happy that we are discussing it today. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, land is an investment; it is potential money and wealth. However, looking at land in Kenya nowadays, you will find that people have taken advantage of land that belongs lawfully to other people or to the Government. These people, as we have seen, have taken land that does not belong to them and they want to investment in it and make wealth out of it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Report has made several recommendations. This is public land where public funds of over Kshs150 billion have been spent. This is enough money to pay workers of this country in a ministry, and we can even remain with some change. We cannot be suffering and talking about a ballooning wage bill when such an amount of money has been lost. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are talking about 96 acres of land which has been subdivided. Up to now, 35 acres is being occupied by the General Service Unit (GSU); while 13 acres is being used by the public and the rest has been subdivided. However, the title deed of the land still reads the original owner’s name. Where on earth does any land owner divide his land, and gives it to different individuals and still owns one title deed? It does not happen and it cannot happen. This is fraud of the highest order which needs to be looked into. If there is any recommendation to be made, it is that money has been lost here and needs to be recovered. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Lands, Hon. Farida Karoney, for issuing a caveat on this land. This action has saved the children of Kenya a lot because that land was going to be stolen or it had been stolen. I applaud her for her action. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the corruption that is taking place in terms of land and land ownership, a lot needs to be amended. As lawmakers, we are going to be judged harshly in this House. However, we thank God because we are able to discuss, disclose and applaud those that are working against any ill motive. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, money has been stolen through this land. How do we pay for one property double or triple its value in billions, yet on the other hand we are 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."
}