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    "id": 949418,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ikolomani, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benard Shinali",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benard Masaka Shinali",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have a Petition regarding delayed compensation of land owners along the Sigalagala-Musoli-Bukura-Butere Road, No. D260. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the concerned residents of Ikolomani Constituency, Kakamega County, affected by the expansion of the Sigalagala-Musoli-Bukura-Butere Road No. D260, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, in 2013 the national Government, through the Kenya Roads Authority, embarked on construction of the Sigalagala-Musoli-Bukura-Butere Road, which is now 95 per cent complete. THAT, the construction of the road involved expansion that encroached onto private property, leaving many residents residing along the said road displaced and their properties destroyed. THAT, even though the expansion of the road and upgrading it to bitumen standard has opened up businesses, trade and growth of the region’s economy thus improving the livelihood of our people, residents are concerned that their right to enjoy their property was violated without adequate compensation. THAT, the affected residents and families aver that whenever infrastructure projects such as the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and roads encroach on part or the whole of any private land, owners are entitled to commensurate compensation for the land. THAT, since 2013, the affected families who gave up their land for expansion of the road have not been compensated for their land and property with no clear explanation for the cause of the delay. THAT, efforts to address the matter with the Cabinet Secretary and the National Land Commission to explain why there has been a delay in compensating the displaced people has not been successful. THAT, the matters in respect of which this petition is raised are not pending before a court of law, constitutional or legal body. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Lands— (i) investigates the matters raised in the Petition with a view to ascertaining why residents who were affected by the expansion of Sigalagala-Musoli-Bukura-Butere Road D260 have not been compensated for their land and property; and (ii) intervenes through the relevant Government ministry and agencies with a view to initiating the process of compensation to enable affected families to carry on with their livelihoods. And your petitioners shall forever pray. Thank you."
}