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    "id": 968338,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "Sittings in Uasin Gishu in Eldoret and the Committee on Roads and Transportation engaged the petitioners at that time. We had several discussions with them and visited the bypass to address the following issues- (1) Delayed compensation of the owners of the said parcels of land; (2) Unexplained undervaluation of certain parcels of land; (3) Phased compensation for the compulsorily acquired parcels of land. The land owners felt that the NLC would chose, in a skewed way, who to pay and what not to pay. The Committee found that some neighbours had been compensated for a parcel of land yet their neighbour has not been compensated. It was the view of the Petitioners that there was favouritism in deciding on who was to be compensated. (4) There was also the case of illegal compensation of some individuals who did not possess title deeds that would validate their compensation. This was largely pronounced in areas where the people who were compensated were squatters on land that was formerly owned by the Kenya Defence Forces and was now in the hands of the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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