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    "id": 13037,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/13037/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Mathenge",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Special Programmes",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 77,
        "legal_name": "Esther Murugi Mathenge",
        "slug": "esther-murugi"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to first of all give my apologies for being late, but the jam is really something else. However, I beg to respond. (a) I wish to confirm that Kenya lacks a national policy on the prevention of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). In recognition of this gap, we prepared a Cabinet Memorandum in May which we circulated to various stakeholders. Last month, we got response. We hope that in the next one or two weeks, it will be able to reach the Cabinet level. (b) Through the Operation Rudi Nyumbani, the Government has managed to persuade 350,000 individuals to go back to their farms. On this we have been able to give ex gratia payment of Kshs10,000 and Kshs25,000 equivalent to Kshs2,562,290 to various people who were affected by the Post-Election Violence (PEV). The Government has also obtained a loan of Kshs1 billion from the African Development Bank for the construction of houses for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) both in Nakuru and Uasin Gishu counties. We have now constructed 13,443 houses of which 12,732 are occupied. An additional 30,953 houses that were burnt have been reconstructed both by donors and by the individuals through an ex-gratia of Kshs25,000. That programme also has a provision of livelihood recovery where we have assisted 1,600 households and it is still on-going. As per the data bank that the Ministry has, we have 6,978 households who are in 20 self-help groups. Out of those, we have settled 2,093 IDPs on 7,008 acres of land. Currently, we are in the process of demarcating and planning 1,447 acres where we shall settle 843 IDPs. Another 928 acres is at various stages of procurement and will accommodate 331 households. Arrangements are also underway to construct 2,593 houses for the Turkana IDPs who were also displaced. However, the process of constructing those houses has been delayed due to disagreements with the local leaders and the communities on the type of houses to be built, but discussions are going on, on whether we should do inter-locking blocks or mud- walled houses. As soon as this is finalized, we will be able to do the construction."
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