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"speaker_name": "Maara, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Kareke Mbiuki",
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"content": "I, the undersigned, on behalf of the concerned registered owners of parcels of land that were acquired by the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development through the National Land Commission (NLC) for purposes of construction of St. Marys-Kinooro, Access to Igoji Teachers College, Gianchuku-Mbogori road project, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, Article 40 of the Constitution recognizes the right of every person subject to Article 65 of the Constitution to either individually or in association with others to acquire and own property of any description in any part of the Republic of Kenya. THAT, Article 40(3)(b)(i) of the Constitution further bars the State from depriving a person of property of any description, or of any interest in, or right over, property of any description, unless the deprivation is for a public purpose or in the public interest and is carried out in accordance with this Constitution and any Act of Parliament that requires prompt payment in full, of just compensation to the person. THAT, various families in Maara Constituency forfeited their rightfully owned parcels of land to the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development through the National Land Commission under compulsory acquisition for purposes of construction of the said roads. THAT, the said parcels of lands were gazetted in various gazette notices, including Kenya Gazette Notice No. 4972 of 26th May, 2017. THAT, a schedule of plot numbers, registered owners, gazetted area acquired and corresponding compensation award amounts were prepared, and has been in the custody of the Kenya Rural Roads Authority. THAT, the affected families relinquished their rights over the land that previously supported their livelihoods in order to pave the way for construction of St. Marys-Kinooro, Access to Igoji TTC, Gianchuku-Mbogori Roads in support of infrastructure development in the Constituency. THAT, despite the construction of the said roads, the project having been completed in 2018, the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development and Kenya Rural Roads Authority are yet to compensate some of the registered land owners through the National Land Commission as expected. THAT, the acquisition of land and delay for compensation has not only caused the affected land owners to suffer great economic loss, including inability to provide for housing for themselves, but also condemned them to vagrancy, which forced them to find alternative settlements at their own costs. THAT, efforts by the Petitioners to have their plight addressed by the relevant Government bodies have not yielded satisfactory response. THAT, none of the matters in respect to this Petition is made are pending in any Court of Law or Constitutional body. THEREFORE, your humble Petitioners pray that the intervention of this House, through the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing to:- 1) Inquire into all the matters raised in this Petition, including the status of the compensation of affected owners of parcels of land acquired for the St. Marys-Kinooro, Access to Igoji TTC, Gianchuku-Mbogori Roads and reasons for the undue delay in compensation contrary to Article 40(3)(b)(i) of the Constitution; 2) Recommend to the relevant Government Ministries and agencies to immediately compensate families whose land was acquired for the construction of the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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