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    "content": "pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding the claims to land in West Pokot County by the Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) and the impending eviction and displacement of residents in that part of the county. Hon. Temporary Speaker, KVDA has laid claim to land in West Pokot, Kacheliba Constituency, Kapchok Ward, citing ownership dating back to 1980. However, the legitimacy of this claim is unclear, with no evidence of documentation or adherence to the legal processes governing land transfer. The land in question spans an area of approximately 54,000 acres and is the ancestral home of thousands of people in Kacheliba Constituency. Notably, there are over 19 institutions, including schools, Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centres and health facilities on the land which have been operating over the last four decades. The proposed eviction by KVDA has caused concern and raised uncertainty and fear among members of the community. Importantly, the arbitrary placement of beacons on the land by KVDA team on a Sunday when Government officials are supposed to be resting and the lack of transparency surrounding the purported land acquisition has sparked anxiety raising questions as to the rationale of the eviction. Entire administrative areas, such as Kamechwa Sub-Location as well as Konyao, Kopeyon, Lego and Kapyen sub-locations will be directly impacted by the planned evictions. Hon. Temporary Speaker"
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