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    "content": "We also recommend that the Government moves very fast to acquire the land it promised the IDPs and give each family two-and-quarter acres, so that they can settle down. My personal opinion is that the settlement of these people should be where their communities are. If you take them to other places, the issue of demography will come in, and we will not be solving the problem as the same people will still be complaining about the local people who will have gone to settle with them. They are likely to have the problem of having many people settling with them and, therefore, changing the demography of the area. So, this is an important factor which should be taken care of when these people are finally settled. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is the issue of education at both primary and secondary school levels. Where there are 2,000 people, surely, there must be proper educational facilities for them, including staff. Of course, some of the complaints are that some of them did not get the Kshs25,000 to put up the houses. This amount may look small, but when you see how these people are working, you will appreciate that Kshs25,000 is a reasonable sum of money. Some of these people can create decent homes for themselves and live comfortably thereafter. We also recommend that the Government establishes funds like the Women Enterprise Fund for women groups within those camps, because some of the women are not very busy. They have a lot of time to do extra work. If they are supported, in terms of funding, they can help themselves. They do not have title deeds to take to banks to secure loans, but if special attention is given to IDP programmes and the women are put into groups, they should be able to develop themselves. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to talk much. I want say that it is time this House looks critically into the issue of IDPs, particularly those from the Mau Forest. We talk of 11,000 people who have been removed from the Mau Forest. These are human beings. They say that they are Government-displaced and that may be the case. While we need to sustain the environment, because of rain and other factors, we need to remember that these are human beings. Let them be settled. Let them also live comfortably, so that this country can move forward as one developing nation. Leaving people to lay themselves on the road side, and thus cause destruction of the environment, is another big problem we are creating. So, our Committee has put forward this recommendation. We want the House to support this particular Report, so that the Government can implement it, and the people get the services they require. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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