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    "content": "President, Uhuru Kenyatta, when he came to Mtito Andei, to understand that the law requires that the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Report concerning the SGR should have been given to the community and published before they started the project. In the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report, they did not tell the people of Makueni that although they acquired land that was three hundred metres away for the purposes of the rail, the blasts were going to destroy houses that were five kilometers in diameter. If this issue is not discussed, because in the case of Makueni, the contractors were each given a 100 kilometres, they will complete the project like in some sections in Kilome constituency without repairing schools, houses and public facilities that would crack as a result of the blast that they are going to use. The Committee concerned must interrogate and particularly ask questions regarding the blast. The Chinese are blasting the rocks with such a magnitude that it causes an effect that even affects the animals. That issue goes beyond the expertise of NEMA for it is a moribund organization in Kenya. Therefore, I would ask the Committee to dig into details and even suggest that when there is a project of this magnitude, the persons in charge of NEMA should actually have experts. Possibly, the county governments can be involved to hire experts who can give independent advice on some of these issues that are affecting the public. Nobody will tell you that when you live five kilometres away, the blast is going to affect you yet you will not be compensated by the Kenya Railways for your land and your house."
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