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    "id": 904664,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the case of community land and resources, we are really concerned about what is going on. This is because both national Government and county governments are literally taking away land through simple gazettements. They do not give explanations. It said that the minute it is public land, there is no compensation. What does it take for land to become public? Is it just gazettement? So, we hope that the mediation Committee will look at these issues. Not everybody is affected. I know that private entities are compensated. The problem is in areas where community land is purported to have been developed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a few weeks ago, I attended a meeting of the World Bank where as communities of northern Kenya, we were told that we have been left behind. Therefore, we should accept the Government to take the land and develop for us, so that we can catch up with the rest of the country. However, we were disenfranchised before. Now we are being told that we will not be compensated because we have been left behind. That is double tragedy that is not acceptable at all. It does not make sense. Why not compensate us, so that we catch up with the rest properly? Why are there different standards and treatment for different areas? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is something that we really need to look at. The integrity of private and community property must be upheld by this House. I am glad that the right questions are being asked. We hope that this will be looked at. We, as a Committee, will look into these issues and, probably, come up with last solution. We know that we are up to the task. If we do not resolve it at the Committee Stage, we will take it to the highest level possible, including taking it to court, if that is what it will resolve it."
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