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    "id": 1425453,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abass",
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        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "keepers who call themselves the local leaders. At the end of the day, the beneficiaries or the owners of the land are not compensated and they get a lot of problems. There will be many socio-economic issues that will come up. People’s farms and grazing land will be displaced. There will be socio-economic impact and research needs to be done before this dam is constructed. Therefore, it is important to have public participation to inform members of the public. Most members of the public do not understand the whole concept. They will be told that a dam is being built and it is for their benefit. At the end of the day, especially in mega projects, many people get displaced and they go without water. Even during drought seasons, they do not get any services from these projects. The displaced people sometimes do not get any compensation. For every mega project that comes up, members of public always get displaced. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other thing is that the same dam will have a major impact on these people. Today, we are seeing many farms that have been destroyed and yet, the owners did not get involved. We appreciate what Sen. Wambua has done. There is need to challenge all the people involved, including Government officers. We know what happened with the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Many people who were on that land were told that they would be compensated, but up to date, they are still waiting for that money. Apparently, that money was already paid and no one was compensated. With that contribution, I support this statement."
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