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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwea, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Josphat Kabinga",
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        "legal_name": "Josphat Kabinga Wachira",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also stand to support this Bill. I thank the Member who spoke before me for particularly mentioning the experiences that he had with what we refer to as the Thiba Dam compensation where people gave out their titles in the year 2012 and to date, we are about 60 per cent in the compensation. Once enacted, this Bill will correct a number of irregularities and illegalities that have characterised compensation processes in our country for quite some time. I contribute to this Bill with a lot of experiences especially on the Thiba Dam, where our people are really suffering. The compensation that started in 2012 has denied our people a number of rights. They gave out their titles. They cannot go to banks. They cannot get legal ways of acquiring finances and in the process, some people have taken advantage. They have lent money to these farmers and they end up extorting a lot of money from them. Therefore, having this particular Bill is very important for this country. Section 2 of this Bill stipulates that within 12 months, the beneficiary must be compensated. I think this will go a long way in correcting some of the problems that we have been having. The Bill is not only going to benefit the beneficiaries. It is also going to play a big role in ensuring that the Government does not lose a lot of money that has also gone to fraudulent valuation and/or information leakages from Government officials out there. We are 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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