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    "id": 34091,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/34091/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Oburu",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 194,
        "legal_name": "Oburu Ngona Odinga",
        "slug": "oburu-odinga"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the 12th May 2011 the Member for Marakwet West, Mr. Boaz Kaino presented to this House a petition on behalf of 80 Petitioners that were displaced by the construction of the Moiben-Chebara Dam. The petitioners sought the release of Kshs635,532,000 to the Moiben-Chebara Compensation Account under Chebara Secondary School. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the Financial Year 2011/2012 Budget, a provision of Kshs300 million has been made for compensation to the institutions and communities displaced by the construction of the Moiben - Chebara Dam. The funds are available for release to the Government through the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, directly to the community institutions being compensated. The balance of the funds is scheduled to be budgeted for in the financial year 2012/2013. I wish to inform this House that the Government, through the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, is handling the matter expeditiously and that the said amount will be availed to the school account as soon as the Ministry requisitions for it. I further wish to confirm that the hon. Boaz Kaino has accordingly been informed by the Treasury of the proposed line of action to which he has no objection and we shall be writing to the petitioners through him. Thank you."
}