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    "id": 815657,
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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": "aware that whenever there is this kind of compensation, there is a lot of conspiracy that doubles up or triples the would-be for compensated. This is why the Government gets constrained whenever we have this kind of compensation. I hope Clause 157 will be strengthened even much more so that it can be more punitive for anybody to conspire to escalate valuation of some of these properties that the Government would be compensating. Another problem that we have observed that I hope this Bill will correct - and it will - is that in the past, some people were being compensated, but titles would still remain in their hands. In the process, whatever compensation they get, they would probably sell the land they are given and remain on the original land. We have these kinds of cases in my constituency in a place called Kagio and Kutus where schools and churches are still suffering more than 20 years after some people were compensated. Therefore, this Bill is coming at the right time so that we can correct some of these anomalies and ensure that once compensated, you do not stay or remain where the projects are intended to take place. You would probably move out and go to where you have been compensated. This Bill is very important. I hope it will also address some of the past issues that are there. Currently, there are many court cases in this regard. If in this country we could ask or make a call for people who have cases relating to compensation to come out you, will be surprised by the number of people who would come out. Therefore, I stand to support the Bill. We need it like yesterday. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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