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"content": "issues are emotive, but also that we have unfortunately this behaviour where we try to include personal interests, so that if the land is going to be acquired by the Government, then we can get a lot more amount out of it. It is, therefore, not very strategic or prudent that we still find that the proposal is to acquire land in phases. Indeed, what this means is that we are alerting many more people not only of what would be information that should not have been discussed at such length in the public, but more or less setting them up so that they know how they can get a little more for their own personal interests at the expense of what would be public interest. Therefore, as I support this Report, I do so with a bit of concern on the manner in which we perform our duty in the National Assembly. This is in seeking to be strategic and to come up with ways, not only get information, but also hold those officers especially of the Ministry, accountable, so that they do not seek to get into contracts where we will not only be spending a lot more of public resources, but where we will also set up room for disputes between individuals and a very significant body like the Ministry of Defence. As I conclude, I would like to draw attention to what is in the Report. I want to thank and commend the Member of Parliament. When I look at the Report and the untidiness that I am talking about, which in my view is not strategic, this should not have been the kind of information that we allow perhaps personal interests or opportunities before national interest. That comes through very clearly in the Report. The Member of Parliament indicates very clearly that in 1997, the land was gazetted as the most ideal spot. I think that is useful. We do not need to go into too much detail of how it was ideal because we are dealing with security issues. But the Member of Parliament, in the Report, says that the land was subdivided. It was clear, even at the time we were looking at this, that it was subdivided in a context where it still bordered anonymity. We are dealing with Government agencies, specifically the Ministry of Lands and we are talking about land that we want to use, but we know it seems to have some challenges with regard to anonymity of borders, yet we still go ahead. In the Report, we clearly see that there was a parcel of land that was left undivided intentionally by the ranch group leaders. This is the area that was later subdivided to be sold to individuals. This is the context from where we have individual petitions which have been sent to the Ministry of Lands. The Report tells us that there has been no response to date. So, as I support this Motion, I do it with a heavy heart. I want to thank you, Hon. Speaker, because I got an opportunity during the recess to be part of a team of Members of Parliament that went to China to attend the African Parliamentarians Network against Corruption (APNEC) Conference where you are our President. One of the key learnings I got as I sat in the sessions is that there needs to be a very strong sense not only of patriotism or interest in protecting our country, but we need to do this with the awareness of the context of the kind of values and the sort of characteristics and mannerisms that we have. Very importantly, we need to keep a close eye on the offices, especially those in charge, on how they discharge their duties. One of the key summaries that I got is that we would not like to leave room in whatever we do for people who might not want to do things in a procedural way, who might want to get The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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