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"content": "STATUS OF COMPENSATION TO OWNERS OF LAND COMPULSORILY ACQUIRED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SINCE 2013"
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"content": "(a) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide a list of all parcels of land that have been compulsorily acquired by Government agencies since 2013, specifying the projects for which each parcel was acquired? (b) What is the status of compensation to the owners of the said parcels of land? (c) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why, in some instances, projects were initiated before the affected landowners were compensated? (d) Lastly, what measures have been put in place to expedite payment of all pending compensation?"
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"content": " Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may now proceed to respond."
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for this opportunity to respond to the questions. The last time I requested at a very late stage that I be exempted from attending the Plenary and you indulged me. I realize that the accountability system in the country through social media is quite high. I need to clarify because I do not know where the information came from and I had swollen eyes. It could be taken that somebody had battered me, but I had gone through eye surgery. 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."
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"content": "According to the question raised by Senator Beatrice Ogola, I have this response for her – Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to Section 107 of the Land Act, the National Land Commission (NLC) is the one mandated to acquire land compulsorily on behalf of both the national and the county governments. Therefore, the matters raised by the hon. Senator in this question fall under the mandate of the NLC. To this end, the Ministry referred the question to NLC by our letter referenced there, dated 15th November of 2024. We have attached a copy of that as Annexure 1. I thought initially maybe for purposes of making progress, if I got a response, I would bring it. I have not received it. I request that the Senate take up this matter because it is not within my mandate. It is important that I re-clarify and I know this honourable House is aware of the mandate between the Ministry and NLC. I do not hold the NLC accountable or respond on their behalf as they are an independent commission. They answer directly to the House and there are ways of this House being able to summon them. They are the agency with the data that is requested by the hon. Senator. It would be going outside my mandate to attempt to answer questions on their behalf in this regard and we all know they do compulsory acquisition. On our part, we deal with settlement issues, not compulsory acquisition for purposes of projects."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, there were part (b), (c) and (d) of the Question---"
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"content": "(Technical hitch)"
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"content": "Hon. Alice Wahome): Mr. Speaker, Sir, it means the entire question. In part one of the question, she asked about the list of the parcels, two, is about compensation and, three, is about explaining why in some instances projects were initiated before the affected landowners were compensated. There was no part four of the question. The point is that once the compulsory acquisition is made, it is normally requested by the relevant department or Ministry - the entity procuring. For purposes of procurement, that is done by the NLC. So, any record of those details from your question one to four would be answered. It is not my mandate. I do not have that information. They only come to me for purposes of documentation in terms of maybe a transfer of the parcel to the next person. If you ask me about compensation and what land was acquired, that information we will get from the NLC."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am a little bit uncomfortable with the answer by our Cabinet Secretary. You are right that the NLC is independent, but you are expected to do what it takes to respond to our concerns. So, if you respond, it requires that you come with information that is in the custody of the NLC. I believe you should do so. You cannot then refuse to answer the question and then ask us to do otherwise. What we have done is what we believe is the right thing. Could you tell us what difficulty 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."
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