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    "id": 926086,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Katoo ole Metito",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13239,
        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
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    "content": "As we speak, the Ministry of Defence has released the money to the NLC to pay the two affected individuals. I am informed that they have paid. The Committee observed the following: (i) The size of land required for the installation of the radar and the setting up of the FOB in Narok is 876 acres and the identified land is privately owned. (ii) The initial budget set aside for Phase I of the project in the Financial Year 2017/2018 was Kshs400 million and a total of Kshs175,866,730 will be used to compensate the projected affected person and the balance will be re-allocated to the modernisation projects at the FOB. (iii) In accordance with our terms of reference, we have established that an environmental social impact assessment was undertaken from 19th to 21st December 2018 and Certificate No. NEMA/EIA/PSL/7320 was duly issued on 8th February 2019. (iv) In accordance with our terms of reference, we established that the Ministry of Defence has not entered into agreement for the acquisition of the land for the FOB. (v) The ownership of the neighbouring parcels of land – the land neighbouring the 876 acres – is in dispute in terms of ownership. (vii) The setting up of the FOB and the installation of the radar is behind schedule and this has been affected by the expiry of the term of office of the NLC. The recommendations of the Committee are as follows: (i) The Ministry of Defence should carry out due diligence on the ownership of the land proposed to be acquired and expedite the compensation of the bona fide owners of the land as well as the projected affected persons. I am told that has been done. The money has been released by the Ministry of Defence to the NLC. Therefore, the NLC should have compensated the owner of the 876 acres parcel of land. (ii) In the event of future expansion of the FOB and related project, the Ministry of Defence should carry out diligence to authenticate the ownership of the parcels of land whose ownership is currently disputed before acquisition. If the Ministry wants to extend from the 876 acres, which is privately owned, to the neighbouring parcels of land, whose ownership status is disputed, there is need to carry out due diligence and not to put public funds in land whose ownership is disputed. Hon. Speaker, with those observations and recommendations, the Committee seeks the approval of the House to give an okay to the Ministry of Defence to acquire that land and start setting up the FOB for the benefit and interest of the country. With those remarks, I beg to move and request Hon. Dido Rasso to second."
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