{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=138231","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=138229","results":[{"id":1398711,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398711/?format=json","text_counter":66,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Alice Wahome","speaker_title":"The Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, hon. Senator for Machakos, Sen. Kavindu. First, my registrar in Machakos is Dorothy Lettin, and she has other four registrars. We have some sufficient numbers, considering the total numbers that I have. Secondly, we have noted the workload in Machakos County is huge. We have gazetted new registries; that is Mavoko and Kitimani. I will be having a minimum of a registrar for each, for a start. I hope to be able to post two registrars for the two registries. I think that would answer to some of the delays that have been occasioned. You talked of some integrity issues, maybe that is, for me, corruption. I will pick it up with the registrar in charge. There is no reason people should come three, or four times to look for their title deeds. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have already given instructions that they must work with the timelines, so that once you make your application, you allow time to register and then just come a second time to collect your title unless the records are not there. However, I know that these answers will be finally found through the digitization process that we have already taken up and we are hoping that we can complete the exercise nationally in the next two years."},{"id":1398712,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398712/?format=json","text_counter":67,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kathuri","speaker_title":"The Deputy Speaker","speaker":{"id":13590,"legal_name":"Murungi Kathuri","slug":"murungi-kathuri"},"content":" Thank you, hon. Cabinet Secretary. Hon. Senators, let us now move on to Question No.018 by the Senator for Nairobi City County, Sen. Edwin Sifuna."},{"id":1398713,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398713/?format=json","text_counter":68,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kathuri","speaker_title":"The Deputy Speaker","speaker":{"id":13590,"legal_name":"Murungi Kathuri","slug":"murungi-kathuri"},"content":"The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."},{"id":1398714,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398714/?format=json","text_counter":69,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Question No. 018"},{"id":1398715,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398715/?format=json","text_counter":70,"type":"heading","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"OWNERSHIP OF TOM MBOYA SOCIAL HALL LAND IN MAKADARA CONSTITUENCY"},{"id":1398716,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398716/?format=json","text_counter":71,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Sifuna","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13599,"legal_name":"Sifuna Edwin Watenya","slug":"sifuna-edwin-watenya"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development to answer the following three questions- (a) Who holds the title deed for the parcel of land on which the Tom Mboya Social Hall in Makadara Constituency in Nairobi City County stands, and could the Cabinet Secretary indicate the ownership history of the said parcel of land? (b)Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the circumstances under which the parcel of land came into the possession of a private developer who has already commenced construction work? (c) What measures has the Ministry put in place to reclaim public land that has been illegally acquired or encroached upon as well as generally forestall land grabbing?"},{"id":1398717,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398717/?format=json","text_counter":72,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kathuri","speaker_title":"The Deputy Speaker","speaker":{"id":13590,"legal_name":"Murungi Kathuri","slug":"murungi-kathuri"},"content":" Hon. Cabinet Secretary. Please, respond."},{"id":1398718,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398718/?format=json","text_counter":73,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Alice Wahome","speaker_title":"The Cabinet Secretary for Land, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Senator for Nairobi City County, Sen. Edwin Sifuna wants to know what the fate of Tom Mboya Social Hall is. I have given an answer in response, which is written. Tom Mboya Memorial Hall sits on Plot Block No.79/782, formerly the number that I have given there, LR No.209/11046. The plot was reserved for the Ministry of Public Works, that is my Ministry, for the development of a community hall on 26th June, 1957 through an order of the Governor then. The plot was leased to Kenya African National Union (KANU) party, for three years, from 1967 on condition that the party pays rent of Kshs1. The condition was that the land remains Government land and it is still owned by the public works, and then the party responsible for maintenance of the building is the KANU party during the terms of the lease for those three years. KANU thereafter applied for allocation of the plot in 1985. A letter of allotment was issued in favour of the party on 12th April, 1985 for a term of 99 years with the effect from March, 1985. The user of the plot was still social hall and offices; we have given an annex of that detail. Thereafter, KANU did not pay the statutory fees indicated in the allotment letter of 10th April, 2018. The offer has since lapsed and I have given a supporting annex No.3. A lease for Nairobi Block 79/782 measuring 0.403 hectares, that is about one acre of land at Peppercorn Ranch was prepared in favour of KANU and registered on 25th April, 2018. I have given details in support. On 22nd February, 2021, the parcel was then transferred to Gami Properties Limited. I have also given supporting documents for that and the parcel having been registered as a social hall should remain as such. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is the status of that parcel. It is public land. Standing on this Floor, I want to confirm that Gami Properties Limited got an irregular"},{"id":1398719,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398719/?format=json","text_counter":74,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Alice Wahome","speaker_title":"The Cabinet Secretary for Land, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development","speaker":null,"content":"The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."},{"id":1398720,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398720/?format=json","text_counter":75,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Alice Wahome","speaker_title":"The Cabinet Secretary for Land, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development","speaker":null,"content":"allocation and I will proceed to cancel that title deed. It is going to remain public property. I will leave a copy of the CR12 to show the individuals who own Gami Properties Limited. My office obviously misbehaved by allowing this, but that was done jointly with the NLC. We will work together using Section 79 of the Land Registration Act."}]}