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    "id": 459915,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/459915/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gaichuhie",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 17,
        "legal_name": "Nelson Ributhi Gaichuhie",
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    "content": "IDPs on the issues of resettlement have been going on throughout the resettlement process. Indeed, this is one of the reasons why we have shifted from land allocation to cash payment; this is what the majority of the remaining IDPs prefer. Several parcels of land have been rejected by the IDPs. The formation of the national consultative committees as provided for by Section 12 of the Act is underway. However, the process was slowed down first by the formation of Government, given that most of the committee members were Principal Secretaries. It was then decided that the current IDP resettlement task force clears the backlog of unsettled IDPs before handing over the work to a new team, given the complex nature of the resettlement exercise and because they had the institutional memory. The fifth and last question was what the criterion is that is currently being used by the Government to identify IDPs, and the measures in place to ensure that compensation is not diverted. The IDPs are already profiled and are not being identified afresh. What is being done now is to confirm and verify the data to ensure all bio data is related to names, identity numbers, name of spouses etc are correctly reflected in the data base, and that only genuine targeted groups are paid. It is worth noting that only the profiled households are compensated as stipulated above. The sixth question was what is the role of the Member of Parliament is in the resettlement process. The Member of Parliament plays an oversight role in the entire resettlement process. Members of Parliament appropriate the required budget, and most importantly ensure stability and sensitisation of their constituents on peaceful co- existence. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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