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    "id": 1499836,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1499836/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Alice Wahome",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development",
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    "content": "According to the question raised by Senator Beatrice Ogola, I have this response for her – Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to Section 107 of the Land Act, the National Land Commission (NLC) is the one mandated to acquire land compulsorily on behalf of both the national and the county governments. Therefore, the matters raised by the hon. Senator in this question fall under the mandate of the NLC. To this end, the Ministry referred the question to NLC by our letter referenced there, dated 15th November of 2024. We have attached a copy of that as Annexure 1. I thought initially maybe for purposes of making progress, if I got a response, I would bring it. I have not received it. I request that the Senate take up this matter because it is not within my mandate. It is important that I re-clarify and I know this honourable House is aware of the mandate between the Ministry and NLC. I do not hold the NLC accountable or respond on their behalf as they are an independent commission. They answer directly to the House and there are ways of this House being able to summon them. They are the agency with the data that is requested by the hon. Senator. It would be going outside my mandate to attempt to answer questions on their behalf in this regard and we all know they do compulsory acquisition. On our part, we deal with settlement issues, not compulsory acquisition for purposes of projects."
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