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    "content": "I urge the Government to ensure that before it compensates people, it looks critically at who owns the land. If we go that way, there is no way the common citizen who has been affected will benefit. In the case of the Internally Displaced Persons land does not shift, it is still there. Before the Government compensates IDPs, it should look at who owns the land belonging to the people who were displaced. Displacements happened in 1992, 2007 and it can also happen later. Before we compensate, we should ensure that people go back to their land. During the compensation, people who are not IDPs appear. It is high time the Government provided security so that people can go back to their places before dishonest individuals start making money. When it comes to compensation of the IDPs, the list of real IDPs is not considered. Other people are compensated. It is my request as I support this Bill that we ensure that the right people are always considered. The IDPs have been in camps since 2007. They have not been compensated. What is it that the tribunal which will be formed will do? It is up to the NLC to ensure that the right and the correct people are considered. The matters to be discussed in the tribunal should always be made public. If the matters discussed are kept secret, the common person affected does not get the proper share or what is needed. In Eastlands, the market places have been taken by some people. When the Government wants to expand the road or bring development to the area, it should not evict people. People are suffering. It happened yesterday in Kasarani area around Roysambu. Over 300 stalls were demolished. We can claim that we are cleaning the city, but we have land which is available for the market. So, before the Government demolishes structures, it should look at how it can compensate the people affected. We can have a commission, tribunal or taskforce to ensure the plan is available. There is a lot that people are going through. It has affected most of the residents within the city, like it happened within Kangundo Road. More than 1500 people were affected and they do not know what to do or where to go. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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