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    "id": 79997,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/79997/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 195,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 195,
        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Mbadi wanted to know the steps that are being taken to reinforce the force that is being deployed by the Government to police the forest. It is not because the force is inadequate in strength or in terms of capacity, equipment and so on, it is more because of laxity or in terms of indiscipline, particularly with regard to one particular force. We have a multi-sectoral force in the forest; we have forest guards, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers and the Administration Police in the area. Where we have seen weakness or laxity, we have taken appropriate action. Whereas, initially, there were more cases of invasions or people cutting down trees, this has decreased substantially and a lot of equipment has been arrested, including people who have been illegally logging inside the forests. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Ms. Abdallah was concerned about overpricing of land for resettlement of these people. I want the hon. Member to know that whereas the Government has the option of using the law of compulsory acquisition, that law only deals with Government acquisition for public use. That, therefore, does not cover acquiring land for purposes of resettlement of people. Because then, the Government has to negotiate with the land owners. I want the hon. Member to know that at the moment, the going price ranges between Kshs200, 000 and Kshs250, 000 per acre. That is the price that the Government is offering to people who have got land to sell in that area."
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