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    "id": 1025726,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kabondo Kasipul, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Eve Obara",
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        "legal_name": "Eve Akinyi Obara",
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    "content": " Yes. It was previously what was known as Kasipul Kabondo, a bit confusing but that is what it is. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I too stand to support. Each time this word “riparian” comes up, it reminds me of the destruction or the demolition of multibillion properties that happened in this country. This is something that we would not wish any other person to go through. The question that came to mind at the time of the demolition is how come, when you saw a building like what we have at the T-Mall, you wonder how come somebody would go on and build that kind of a building worth billions without proper authorisation or approval. So, I am happy that the Committee has come up with this. Therefore, I support your Report. You are recommending that proper coordination must be done between NEMA, the National Land Commission (NLC) and all the relevant regulatory agencies. Land reclamation is not new. It has been done in Netherlands and the UK as mentioned by my colleague. We are not reinventing the wheel but we must have a proper legal framework to support our investors and the local people so that we do not have destruction of their investments. While seated here, I have seen that schools and hotels such as Soy Lodge in Baringo are flooded up to the first floor. This is as a result of building too close and as licences were being given, probably no one took proper attention to the consequences of such actions. Officers who deliberately violated the law and gave authority knowing that they were not right should be prosecuted. That should be a recommendation in the Report."
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