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    "id": 971499,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "They also wanted to engage with the contractor and find out what role they had played as far as CSR is concerned. As a result of community work, a lot of money comes from various organizations. There is so much that can be done through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in terms of education, social needs and water. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, this report is really saddening. This is because there are certain areas where sections of the road or certain areas were blasted and it has caused problems for the residents. We have heard about places where houses have cracks and the story is always the same. As a resource is exploited or when there is construction of a road, definitely there are repercussions. The best you can do is to be seized of that issue. You should have empathy and address it, so that you alleviate the pain that some of the neighbouring communities go through. They also wanted to assess the progress of compensation. As I was going through this Report, I asked Sen. Wambua about all these names of people with the acreages that have been indicated there. The Report is very clear. It is stated that the first thing that they did was to meet with the NLC, identify the parcels of land that they were going to acquire compulsorily, and then plan the compensation process. Apparently, the compensation process has not been as smooth as it ought to have. They also wanted to assess the public safety concerns of the road, assess the impact of road construction on the traders, and also assess the status of Mutomo and Tseikuru airstrips. The Committee then went to the ground and came up with some recommendations on some issues that were clear to them. They also came up with key observations. The first was that there was a delay in the compensation. Why was there such a delay by the KenHA and the NLC? By the time you start a project, you should know when the project will begin. By that time, you should have compulsorily acquired the land, told the people that they have to be compensated, and what the compensation is for. The people have to move somewhere else. They need to know where they are going to and what resources they can use to settle somewhere else. Therefore, when there are such delays, it is a problem. There was also lack of fair compensation for cracked structures by the blasting activities, which is very sad. Then there were issues of dust and general pollution in the area. I heard Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve refer to Joyce Kiema, the young girl who now has hearing problems arising from the blasting that took place. You cannot be so insensitive to some of the issues that come as a result, which is what the communities face. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when you go to speak to the communities, most Kenyans tend to be very keen and interested in what is going on. I am sure that the Committee must have had the same experience when they went to Ikutha Market. They come to you with a lot of hope, understanding and expectation. It must have been sad for Members of the Committee when they were interacting with the people at the market. I am sure they must have heard stories."
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