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    "id": 961837,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/961837/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Boniface Mutinda Kabaka",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will not repeat what has already been said by the other Senators. The law is clear on compensation with regard to compulsory acquisition and that law must be followed. The Constitutions states that the Government should compensate the affected citizens when their land is taken. Therefore, no project should be undertaken before the full compensation has been done. What we have envisaged around this state is impunity because the Government will start implementing projects before making the payments. It is as if the Government wants the affected parties to go to court yet the court process takes long and that makes compensation to be intricate. The same applies to compensation when one is injured. The Attorney-General is known for not compensating as per the degree or judgement passed by the court of law. Therefore, we should revisit our moral turpitude in this state for the implementers of the law to comply with the dictates of law."
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