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    "id": 920722,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwangi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 75,
        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "were subsequently rejected by the National Assembly and the Bill was referred to mediation pursuant to Article 113 of the Constitution. The Mediation Committee, which I was privileged to Chair, held six meetings and developed a mediated version of the Bill, which was passed by the Senate on 22nd June, 2019 and the National Assembly on 25th June, 2019. I thank the entire membership of the Mediation Committee for their dedication and commitment given the tight timelines within which we worked. Hon. Senators will also recall that the Land Value Index Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was also referred to the same Mediation Committee. The Mediation Committee has developed a mediated version of the Bill and a Report on that Bill was tabled in the Senate yesterday, Tuesday, 10th July, 2019. Regarding Statements, pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1), 11 Statements were referred to the Committee during the period under review. One of the Statements was requested by Sen. Shiyonga on the outbreak of anthrax at the Lake Nakuru National Park. The Committee met with the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Najib Balala, who assured the Committee that the situation has since been controlled. Four of the Statements sought were requested by Sen. Mwaruma. The Committee has interrogated those Statements and gone further to visit Taita-Taveta County, with the aim of resolving matters relating to Voi Sisal Estate, iron ore mining in Kishushe area, payment of mining royalties by miners and division of revenue obtained from mining in Taita-Taveta County between the national Government and county governments. The Committee also met residents and members of Ore Basin Small Scale Farmers Group in Voi and took note of their grievances regarding a complaint they had lodged against the allocation of land and issuance of a title deed to the Voi G.K. Prison Services. We invited the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning regarding this particular issue and will be engaging them again in early September, so as to ensure that the prison officers do not allocate themselves that land. That land belongs to the Voi community and should revert to the same community. The Committee also visited Ikanga Airstrip in Voi where residents complained of land grabbing and historical injustices by the Kenya Airports Authority. The Committee was able to receive a first-hand account of facts from the visits that will enable the Committee to interrogate issues further, with follow-up meetings with the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, the National Land Commission, Kenya Airports Authority, National Treasury and the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining. Kenya Airports Authority has since admitted that they took some land that belonged to the community and have accepted to compensate those whose land was taken by them. The Committee is also handling Statements requested by Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko on mining activities in Migori County; Sen. Loitiptip on the land crisis in Lamu County; Sen. Sakaja on the compensation of Nairobi residents in Mihang`o Ward, Embakasi East Constituency by Kenya Power and Lighting Company for the illegal demolition of their houses; Sen. Kwamboka on water and sewerage in Nairobi City County; Sen. (Dr.) Ali on the status of the Bute Mega Dam project in Wajir County; and, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo on the recent move by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to ban the non-woven polypropylene carrier bags. The Committee has scheduled meetings with 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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