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    "id": 1393673,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393673/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Lomenen",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2940,
        "legal_name": "James Lomenen Ekomwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My Statement is on the land acquisition process occasioned by the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) project in Turkana County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources, on the land acquisition process occasioned by the LAPSSET corridor project in Turkana County. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) State whether there was a formal engagement between the National Land Commission (NLC) and the Turkana county government to discuss the land acquisition process, ensuring transparency and reconsideration of the community’s interest and tabling evidence of the same. (2) Disclose whether any assessment has been conducted to evaluate the potential impact of the LAPSSET project on the livelihood of the Turkana Community, stating the findings and mitigation measures proposed to address the adverse impacts. (3) Outline measures the NLC will implement to safeguard the land tenure security of the communities in affected areas in Turkana South (Kapese Loperot) and Turkana East (Kochodin, Lopii, Elelea, Lotubae, Kangitit and Ngilukia), preventing exploitation and land grabbing in light of the compulsory acquisition published in the Kenya Gazette Notice No.4388. (4) State the legal framework and policies used to ensure fair and equitable compensation for the community’s loss of ancestral land, considering the unregistered status of Turkana’s communal land. (5) Disclose the benefits that will accrue to the Turkana Community from the LAPSSET Project, stating how these benefits will be fairly distributed and how the Project plan will incorporate local needs and priorities into this implementation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have another Statement."
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