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    "id": 1022677,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1022677/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13465,
        "legal_name": "Paul Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": "somebody. You do not compulsorily acquire what has reverted to the national Government. Does that mean that those who find themselves in that land over the decades can be disregarded? The answer is no. Article 40(4) is very clear. Those who found themselves occupying land in good faith, even without title, are entitled to compensation. We must be very analytical with regards to this. Does it mean that because they find themselves in that land then they are entitled to it? That is where we need to analyse very carefully. I have read the observations of the Committee. I have read the three conclusions. I have no problem with Conclusions Nos.2 and 3. However, we must interrogate Conclusion No.1 a little more carefully. If, indeed, it is true that the KDF genuinely want this land for its purposes, any parliamentary report must respect the Constitution and state that if it is to go to the KDF, then it must have the injunction that it cannot go to any other individual for any other purpose. It must be restricted to the public purpose. If that is so, those who occupy this land should be entitled to some compensation, on the face of it, even if we are to go by the court documents as presented by the Leader of the Majority Party. The court recommended compensation of Kshs23 million. The Report states that around 400 individuals occupy the land. Even if we take Kshs23 million and distribute it, that means that each family is entitled to Ksh57,500 at the bare minimum, that is, if you go to that direction. If after examining this Report it appears that the KDF is affront…"
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