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    "id": 1116088,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1116088/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kareke Mbiuki",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 79,
        "legal_name": "Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki",
        "slug": "japhet-kareke-mbiuki"
    },
    "content": "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 have 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 way for construction of St. Marys-Kinooro, Access to Igoji TTC, Gianchuku-Mbogori road project 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 in 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; and 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 are pending in any court of law or constitutional body. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray for 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 road project 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 aforementioned roads in accordance with the law and, if necessary, appropriate sufficient funds in accordance with the relevant budgetary procedures to ensure immediate compensation; and, 3) Recommend any other relief it deems fit in order to ensure that the petitioners’ right to property is upheld. 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."
}