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    "id": 852507,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "have a situation where as the Accounting Officer pressure is put from all corners, the next move Dr. Belio Kipsang did was to write the CS, then Dr. Fred Matiang’i and Treasury about the findings of the task force. However, I do not understand what made the CS to ignore the report and the recommendations of the taskforce. Subsequently, according the documentation presented by Dr. Belio Kipsang when he appeared before us, the transaction proceeded. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we look at the current Land Act and the process of compulsory acquisition, there is a particular process that ought to be followed. I do not want to belabour on those annexures. However, they are in this report. Any Kenyan can come to Parliament and get a copy of this report. He will be able to see that there was a rush in the Ministry of Lands, particularly from the NLC, to ensure that this transaction took place. The Ministry of Education did not have money to buy this land. So, they involved the national Treasury. I would have thought that before Treasury makes any move forward, the first question they would have asked themselves is the instruments of ownership. They would have carried out due diligence before the purchase was done. I am sure the distinguished Senators here from both sides of the aisle, are business people or have engaged in a transactions of buying property. Before you proceed and you pay money which you have worked so hard to earn, you ought to carry out r due diligence. One of the most important things that you must have, are the instruments of ownership. In this case, it is a title deed. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, the Chairperson of the Committee submitted here that, the process of the subdivision of the land---"
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