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    "id": 877671,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice on this. I want to thank Sen. Wamatangi for coming up with this noble Petition. It is important for people of Kiambu County to know that they have a true defender in this House. Land is a factor of production hence it is not easy to come by. It is wrong for someone to have taken a loan to develop his land, then repaid the loan for 20 years, just for his land to be acquired compulsorily for the construction of a road. There is need to compensate the people whose land has been taken away because we need to protect the people of this country as per the Constitution. Article 40(3)(b) says that there is need for full compensation in the event that one’s land is taken away. Compensation, should, therefore, be upfront. Someone should be compensated for the land that they have bought in order for development to take place. There is need for intervention and justice to be done. Justice should not be delayed because as we speak right now, there are families that are frustrated because they are repaying loans yet their land has been taken. There is need for us, as Senate, to stand and defend the people of Kiambu."
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