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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Lesuuda",
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        "legal_name": "Naisula Lesuuda",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry states as follows: Before responding to specific issues that were raised, I wish to state that an estimated 245,416 IDPs households made up of 663,921 individuals were profiled by the set deadline of 31st December, 2008. Given that various IDPs were faced with different situations and needs, the profiled IDPs were grouped into the following four main categories:- 1. The 70,000 IDP households who voluntarily returned to their farms through Operation Rudi Nyumbani . 2. The 5,227 IDP households resettled in Government procured land. 3. The 2,593 Turkana IDPs who were settled on land donated by the then Lodwar Municipal Council and Turkana County Council. The Government is constructing houses for them on the donated plots. 4. There were 932 IDP households who were paid Kshs400,000 each in lieu of land. 5. All the other IDPs numbering 165,846 households were categorized as integrated, living among the various communities in the country and were programmed to be paid Kshs10,000 per household as start-up capital. Let me now move on to the more specific issues that were raised by Sen. Khaniri. The first question was on the comprehensive and up to date data of IDPS in the country generally, and in Vihiga County in particular and it is provided in annexure 1. IDPs in Vihiga were categorized as integrated IDPs and 814 IDPs were registered, out of whom, 447 were paid start-up capital of Kshs10,000. The rest are yet to be paid the amount. The second question was on efforts made by the Government towards the operationalisation of the Protection, Prevention and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act 2012, which included the following:- The Prevention, Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act 2012, was gazetted on 4th January, 2013 through the Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 220(Acts No. 56) and became effective on 18th January, 2013. Following the enactment of the Act, the following has been done to operationalize it-: i. The Chairman of the National Consultative Coordination Committee (NCCC), Mr. Aden Wachu, was appointed by His Excellency the President on 19th February, 2014, and subsequently gazetted on 28th February, 2014 vide Gazette Notice No. 1361. ii. The National Consultative Coordination Committee was gazetted on 3rd October, 2014 by the Cabinet Secretary vide Gazette Notice No. 6853. iii. The Secretariat of the NCCC has been constituted and offices secured. iv. The Committee has taken over from where the previous Board left and has held several planning meetings, met and visited various Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) groups and it is already implementing planned crucial activities. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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