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    "id": 943260,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/943260/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to support this Statement. From the onset, we do not object Government projects. However, the way they are being implemented in this country is like forcing them on the communities that are living on the ground. Secondly, the constitutional provision of public participation on all the projects that are implemented at the county or whatever level is very clear. Unfortunately, the Government agencies that are dealing with these processes disregard the provision of the Constitution. Kenyans are really suffering because most of them are jobless. We know land is a sensitive matter because Kenyans are very poor. The only source of livelihood that Kenyans have is to rely on the land that is available to earn their living. If this is taken away from them without compensation, they will suffer. That is why you will find most of the youth getting into radicalization and doing most of the illegal things in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, a very good example is the land dispute between the County Government of Isiolo and the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). In August, the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning gazetted land without involving the communities on the ground or compensating people living in that area and yet we say that we must follow the law. We are a country that abides by the rule of law. I wish that the Committee would thoroughly investigate this matter and make sure that Kenyans can get compensation before the project is implemented."
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