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    "content": "must pass this Motion and ensure that the national Government takes its rightful responsibility in ensuring that they carry out corrective measures to compensate the families, build hospitals and ensure that there is prevention of diseases. But more importantly, they should build the infrastructure around the dam. This should be an issue that we should carry on in any other Government project. Let us not only look at the environmental impact assessment, but also the socio-economic impact that some of the national Government and county government projects are going to have within the lives of the local communities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have now discovered oil in Turkana. In a short while we will be able, as a country, to move to the next level of exploiting some of these resources. But we must be careful to ensure that the local communities within these regions are catered for. As a country, we will continue building roads, but we must ensure that the families and people who are going to be affected are catered for. This is because the national Government and county governments, just like any other person in this country, is bound by the Constitution to protect private property. So, if a project is going to affect people’s private property, we must address some of these issues, so that we are able to create a system and culture of following the rule of law, especially from the Government to the county governments at the local level, and any other public officer. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, we need to be honest as Kenyans, Members of this House and Government. We have to take and respect private properly in this country. We must also be very honest. When the Government gives an undertaking that it is going to compensate communities or individuals, it must be held accountable and responsible. This will ensure that we do not have the Government entering into agreements. I know for a fact that when such kinds of projects are being developed, the national Government gives promises, for example, to the people of Pokot that those surrounding this project will get free electricity. But is it implemented as a fact? We need to ensure that some of these agreements that we reach between the Government or investors and the local communities are completely adhered to, so that the affected communities get the benefits that they deserve. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to second this Motion."
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