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    "id": 943262,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "I have a Statement similar to this issue. Sen. Wambua and I, share this issue because the people of Kitui are suffering from it. There is somebody in national Government who has interpreted compulsory acquisition to mean taking by force. I mentioned this to Sen. Mwangi; that people living along the Kibwezi-Kitui Road which is under construction are watching the remains of their relatives being exhumed. They do not know what to do with the remains of their departed because they have no alternative piece of land. They have not been compensated, neither have they been relocated. They are forced to carry bones of their deceased. We have suspended Article 40 of the Constitution, which gives the right to property as something that is sacrosanct. It is unacceptable and cannot work. I hope the Chairperson can request for the immediate composition of the Land Disputes Tribunal that we formed under the Land Value Index (Amendment) Bill, now an Act of Parliament signed by the President, so that some of these issues can go to court. However, what is more important is that somebody in national Government is avoiding the disputes on compensation. Once you have been evicted, you have no choice other than to take the award that you have been given, no matter how little it may be. In the case of the Kibwezi-Kitui Road, I am aware of the National land Commission (NLC) officials changing the awards by hand. This is corruption. Just imagine an official record being changed and people being forced to take little compensation. This is not lawful because at the end of the day, we will continue mistreating Kenyans. I urge the Chairperson, Sen. Mwangi, to save this country from the impunity that is being perpetuated by the NLC."
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