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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to support the Statement by the Senator for Lamu. These issues of compensation are very serious because there is always speculation of land. When the Government wants to do something, the land of the poor Kenyans is acquired from them at very low prices. Sometimes the prices of these lands are exaggerated and a cartel somewhere gets 10 or 20 times more than what the poor Kenyans get, which is very sad. The reason why the people of Lamu are not being paid now is because they are fishermen who have lost their livelihood and therefore, nobody can go and buy that land from them. Therefore, because of that, they are not getting what is due to them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House and the Committee concerned should make sure that those fishermen and poor Kenyans are adequately compensated. The people of Lamu are already marginalized, like the ones living in Faza Island. With this problem of Somalia and its sea boundaries, their land has been encroached on and they might be in trouble. Therefore, the earlier they are paid their money, the better. I hope that the Committee will do that job properly. Thank you."
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