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    "id": 814294,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/814294/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Manje",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1669,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Wathigo Manje",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to also contribute to this important Bill, which seeks to amend some sections of the Land Act to make sure that, at least, there is uniformity that is being talked about. We are talking about land, a very important resource in this country that is liked by many Kenyans. It is a factor of production. Also, it has aesthetic value that is valued by most Kenyans. Therefore, when we talk of land, we have to be a bit sensitive to what we are saying. It is important that we are putting this Act in place when the second phase of the SGR is passing through my constituency. Just the way the Leader of the Majority Party has said, there will be need to acquire land for development, because from the word go, we have to have that continuous development in the country. We will have road and railway infrastructure. Therefore, acquisition of land is almost inevitable. While we do that, we have to be sensitive about what is happening on the ground. Currently, the NLC is given the mandate to survey, do valuation and compensate. My constituents have been put under a lot of pressure because initially, the Chinese company that got the contract came, because it needed early entry, did some valuation with some ministry officials and then started the work. Later, the NLC came into place. They again did a survey and valuation. It became an issue with the people as to why these types of variations had discrepancies."
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