Parliamentary land committee resumes work next week

The parliamentary joint committee on land resumes work on Tuesday to receive the proposed changes to the land bill by the lands minister Daniel Omar Atubo. The committee will then continue and collect public views on the bill within the country side.

The revelation came during a session of the committee under the newly appointed chairmen, Eng Abraham Byandala for the physical infrastructure committee and Steven Tashoba for the legal and parliamentary affairs.

The committee resolved to collect public views between the 27 th of July and 1 st of August in the east, west, north and central regions. The committee reports that work delayed due to lack of funds from the house and is now relying on a donation from USAID.

However, this did not go well with opposition Mps, who urged government to prioritize the matter. The committee session heated up when the chairperson announced the intention of receiving the minister for lands Daniel Omara Atubo present the proposed changes to the land bill.

A section of the mps demanded he tables a new bill with the changes, while others questioned the legality and rules of procedure. However, the letter written by the prime minister also sparked off criticism over the choice of words.

After steamy exchange, the committee resolved to receive the minister and continue with its proposed collection of public views. The committee plans to divide into seven sub groups to handle the various areas.