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    "content": "will affect schools and public institutions. There must be a way in the law to ensure that these schools are rebuilt and renovated. The fact that that you want to do a road should not necessitate people suffering. On those issues, I will be proposing those amendments so that it becomes mandatory for the Cabinet Secretary not only to consult. Public participation is not what they do. When we say “consultation”, it is not calling for a meeting for one hour and taking off. We are going to make sure that there is proper public participation and proper compensation, where necessary. If you are going to acquire a road, we do not want the NLC to do what they have done in Makueni. For the sisal farm, they have paid different rates in Voi and in Makueni, Kibwezi East. Therefore, for purposes of ensuring that when we have those nice trunk roads that they are talking about; and envision a provision where we will have one along Uhuru highway, we must make sure that NLC and State functionaries do proper public participation and compensation. By the way, Senators, there is nothing wrong with telling them to pay commercial rates for private land. What is the purpose? Sen. Mwangi and I were discussing the way President Moi brought titles to Nyandarua, his county when he was famous for opposing Moi and his regime. There should be a purpose for those titles. The Government should pay commercial rates. However, it is not only commercial rates; I am proposing that for purposes of mamamboga, mama Mutheu, mama Mwikali, and Jerotich, they should be provided with a valuer who can guide them on how to prepare these inquiries. The inquiries the NLC is doing is a sham, a joke, an anathema, and an atrocity visited on Kenyans by a Commission whose interest is satisfying pockets and words that I do not want to use. With those few remarks I support, but urge you Senators, not to rush this Bill. There is no hurry in the Senate, if I can use that word. Let us go clause by clause. Let us tooth comb these issues. However, we need to make sure that counties get the funding we are looking for. We want to bargain with this Bill. Senators, I am going to say so. We lost on our fund, let us not lose on this one. This is the thing. We are going to throw the dice and let us see how it works. Thank you."
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