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    "speaker_name": "Kitui South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rachael Nyamai",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Ken Chonga Kiti",
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    "content": "might have translated Kamba to English. I was trying to give a very simple dispute of a person who approaches the building hooting loudly. You can imagine such a matter being taken to the tribunal. We said it was not necessary to put people through such. Such disputes should not be taken to tribunals, but to a committee where they can be sorted out with ease without costing owners of buildings money and wasting time. The tribunal process is likely to be expensive and unnecessary. Finally the Committee received submissions during public participation on the need to provide for registration and vetting of developers of buildings. The Committee observed that the Bill already provides for safeguards against fraud by requiring developers to deliver to the purchaser certain documents. So, it is not necessary that all people who are developing buildings in a certain county be put into a record. We feel that this is not necessary because by presenting the documents that they do present to the purchasers of the flats, they will have given enough information and they do not need to be put into a record. We also felt that this can be used by some individuals to expose investors and it is not necessary because they are registered with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and so it is an unnecessary process. The Committee also observed that the requirements for registration and vetting of developers of buildings by the Cabinet Secretary is also bound to limit the ease of doing business in the country. So, we felt that it was not necessary to record people who are constructing buildings. I will move on to the recommendations of the Committee. Having analysed the Bill vis-à- vis the memoranda submitted by the public, the Committee recommends that the Bill be approved and passed by the House subject to proposed amendments. I would also like to point out that when we had finalised, we got some more amendments from the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning and we agreed that we could not go backwards. The Leader of the Majority Party will carry those amendments in the subsequent readings of the Bill. As I conclude, allow me to thank the Members of my Committee. You realise that we have had many Bills this time. We are also receiving many petitions and Questions to be answered by the Ministry. I thank the Members of the Departmental Committee on Lands for being dedicated and sitting down to read through Bills, which is not a very interesting process, and also bringing amendments and engaging stakeholders to come up with the Report that we have. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Legal Department of Parliament for the support they give us. I also give very special thanks to the Secretariat of the Departmental Committee on Lands, led by Mr. Machira. They have been doing a very good job. I thank them very much for being dedicated in doing their work. With those few remarks, I beg to second."
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