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    "content": "This is the problem we are having; the commitment of the Government to the residents is sometimes like blackmail because the people who negotiate for the packages are not from there. We have people from overseas and they aggravate the problems of the residents and as a result they are left without anything. So, it is important that any time we have such development taking place, we involve the locals. The locals should be involved for them to know what their lives would be like after the construction and what will happen to the settlers of that said area. If resettlement has to take place, then those displaced should be settled in a good place with social amenities as it happens everywhere. Why can you not go to Tennessee Valley Authority and see how Americans have harnessed River Tennessee? In 1945, Franklin Roosevelt, who was the president then did a lot of work in Tennessee Valley. Today, everybody wants to go there to see the development along that river. This is what we would like to see in Kenya. When that happens, I am sure the money that will be generated will go to the national kitty and that is the money that will spread and help those areas which cannot do much. I have heard that people in Turkwel Gorge do not have a culture of eating fish, but if trained, they will know about it. Let them know that fish is a very delicious food. This is something that should be researched on before such a mighty and giant multipurpose scheme is realized. So, we encourage the developers to consider the plight of residents and of those in the neighbourhoods of such projects so that they can also benefit and not investors alone. Let investors also undertake an agreement with the Government that during that time they should be able to provide what people want. If it is schools, let them provide schools because that is a requirement. The roads must be done so that they can reach and access the population that could not be accessible. That is what anybody seriously investing in a developing country like Kenya should be encouraged to do. We need to protect investors, the residents and also we need the money. So, all those partners should be involved in developments like this one of Turkwel Gorge. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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