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Bill seeks to clip land commission powers

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National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The push by the Executive to strip the National Land Commission of powers to compulsorily acquire land and compensate owners has opened a new battlefront.

National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichungwah tabled the Land Laws (Amendment) (No.2) Bill before Parliament which seeks to vest the mandate of compulsory land acquisition under the Lands Cabinet Secretary.

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