The National Assembly deputy majority leader said that some people who had earlier received their compensation money squandered it and are now regretting. Taveta MP Naomi Shaban said that the government has been paying the compensation money in bits. Some people have already been paid but the sad part is that they squandered the money and are now regretting,” she said. Residents living near the Taveta-Mwatate road have been urged not to squander the cash they receive for selling their land to pave way for construction of the standard gauge railway. “Compensation is a process that has been ongoing.

Source: The Star June 21, 2016 01:30 UTC