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    "id": 877585,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/877585/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 646,
        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "(2) The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) started construction within the road reserves as the contractor, China Wu-Yi Company, was already on site before the PAPs were compensated and resettled. (3) That most of the landlords and landladies are seriously affected by this project because when KeNHA surveyors marked their buildings and flats for acquisition since September 2017, this triggered a mass exodus of tenants. Most of these people had taken huge loans to construct the flats and buildings and are now unable to service the same and banks have now sent their auctioneers to them. (4) Most of the businesses report violation of human rights for blocked access to economic livelihoods because of serious road disruptions, preventing potential customers from accessing businesses. Some businesses are blocked by high erected walls and unmanageable dust affecting both businesses’ and PAPs’ health, all denying owners access to the economic resources. (5) Despite compensation delays, the project Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report and Resettlement Action Plan, World Bank Policy designed to mitigate against impoverishment risks associated with involuntary resettlement and the restoration or improvement of income earning capacity of the project affected persons, are all not being enforced fully. (6) They are supposed to be paid within 90 days as per the resettlement action plan and just timelines as per the land laws of the Land Act Laws of 2012. (7) We have made the best efforts to have these matters addressed by the relevant authorities, all of which have failed to give a satisfactory response. (8) None of the issues raised in this Petition is pending in any court of law, constitutional or any other legal body. WHEREFORE, your humble petitioners pray that the Senate urgently investigates this matter and resolves that- (1) KeNHA and the National Land Commission (NLC) promptly compensates all the persons affected by the projects along the James Gichuru Road Junction - Rironi Highway Project on Road A104; (2) the China Wu-Yi Company carries out the many unattended corrective actions emanating from the construction and compensate PAPs where necessary, using the contingency vote provided for; and, (3) The China Wu-Yi Company discloses what Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) they have put in place for each of the sub-lot sections at James Gichuru-Uthiru Sub-lot A and Uthiru-Zambezi Sub-lot B and Zambezi- Kamandura Sub-lot C. In the absence of any, the committee proposes a multi-storey market at each of the three sub-lot sections A, B and C, incubation centre at Kinoo Polytechnic and/ or a recreational centre, where grounds can be provided for the relocation of the borehole at Section 87 near Uthiru. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Petition is dated the 27th of November, 2018 and signed by the following- (1) Jackline Njoki Njoroge of Kangemi, ID No. 1809979. (2) Johnson Kairu of Uthiru, ID No. 11179821. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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