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"speaker_name": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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"content": "The second part of the Question seeks details regarding the source of land provided to KDF. As stated previously, KDF occupied Odha Camp in Golbo Ward, Moyale Constituency in the 1980s to mitigate security challenges in the then Northern Frontier District. This was one of the measures taken to protect the country from external aggression, thus forming the basis for the then County Council of Moyale to allocate 827 hectares of land for military use. The Ministry of Defence initiated formal acquisition of the land in 2000 when it became mandatory for all Government and public land to be documented. The process was, however, not completed on time necessitating further engagement with the County Government of Marsabit in 2019. Later, the County Government of Marsabit, relying on the unapproved Part Development Plan (PDP) of 2004, formally allocated 242.8 hectares of land to the Ministry of Defence. The then Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, during their planning and surveying undertakings in 2001 and 2003 respectively established the total acreage of land to 827 hectares. The Ministry of Defence, therefore, followed the due process of land acquisition and has in its custody the allocation letter by the County Government of Marsabit, the public participation report, the approved Part Development Plan and the survey plans. The last part of the Question was to provide justification behind KDF’s decision to place beacons in people’s home, schools, mosques and farms, which has been perceived as attempts to acquire additional land. The placement of beacons was informed by the cadastral survey of Odha military land undertaken by Survey of Kenya, who are the custodians of all cadastral maps in Kenya. During the cadastral survey, Survey of Kenya established that there was encroachment on the Odha Military Camp land, on which schools, administration offices, worship spaces and human settlements were established. With reference to corporate social responsibility, the Ministry of Defence has been instrumental in promoting peace and security in the area through provision of water by constructing water pans, drilling of boreholes during the recent droughts in areas such as Eledimutu, Gandille, Forole, Idido, Burgissa, Demo and Saku. I urge Hon. (Prof.) Guyo Jaldesa to appreciate that since I became the Minister for Defence, we have made deliberate attempts to work with the communities very well. We had serious land disputes in our training camp in Eldoret. We sat with the leadership of that county and resolved our outstanding issues. We are now talking to the leadership of Isiolo County, where we have a historical land dispute regarding our training bases. We are also convening a meeting with the leadership of Meru County. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to inform the Member for Moyale that no school, mosque or health facility will be demolished. We will sit down with you, together with the leadership of Marsabit. Kenya is big and Marsabit has enough land to give to our military. We will listen to you and make the best decision for the people you represent so that the KDF can continue to promote national security. We will formally write to you to come to the Defence Headquarters and sit with our land officers so as to resolve this matter."
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