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    "id": 770696,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/770696/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, again, I totally agree with the Senate Minority Leader. I have witnessed that. About Kshs2.8 billion was used to compensate squatters in my location in Embobut Forest. Everybody was getting about Kshs400,000 and there was madness in the area. Half or a quarter of the people went on to marry other wives, while others went drinking. Some bought motorbikes thinking that they had now become rich, but could not repair them thereafter. As a matter of policy, when I am fighting for compensation of the people of Elgeyo-Marakwet, I will not accept a situation of payment of cash. This is because it will render so many people homeless. The Committee should lead us towards amending the relevant legislation for us to give directions. As a matter of priority, compensation should be an equivalent land; land for land. The rest can then be negotiated, though with certain exceptions. We need to think through this. This is an issue that should go to the Committee. I know of other equivalent projects taking place in my County. My people are already saying that they do not want money. They just want an equivalent land and some amount for relocation. That is well taken. We should escalate it to amending the relevant legislation."
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