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"content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am standing here to strongly support this arrangement because we campaigned on a very serious platform. The Kenya Kwanza Government people campaigned on serious issues. One of that serious issue is to make sure that we create employment opportunities to our youths. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you look across the country, we have captured many young people in various sectors. We have our electricians, plumbers, masons, and everybody. Several youths have now been involved in many issues and that is the only way we can address unemployment in this country. We also have a supply of materials. Those who are supposed to supply materials are very busy right now and that is the only way that we can grow the economy. I am perturbed by the other side of the domain that they cannot see the essence of having this housing scheme in this country. We have been to so many countries across the world and seen beautiful houses. We cannot live in fallacy. We cannot just keep on borrowing in that any time when we want money, we have to rush to foreign countries to borrow money. This is high time we are supposed to sustain ourselves as a country and make sure that we engage our youths who are supposed to be busy doing what they are supposed to do. I strongly support."
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"content": " Proceed, Sen. Veronica Maina."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is one of the most important and pertinent rights of every Kenyan under Article 43(1)(b) of the Constitution. If you ask any Kenyan where they would wish to live, you will discover that many Kenyans are living in places they would not wish to live. They live in houses where sanitation is poor, especially in the urban areas. This housing right is now being pushed by the Kenya Kwanza Administration to ensure that what was contained in our manifesto is fulfilled, so that it does not just become a document for the shelves. This right is so crucial, especially in the backdrop of skyrocketing rent and property prices. It is sad to listen to some of the arguments that have been brought to this House."
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"content": "The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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"content": "I am thinking of the largest slum in Africa being Kibera and how challenging it was during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was impossible for people to even keep a safe distance from one another because of how those areas are congested. I want to remind some of my fellow Senators about this right and the history behind the housing programme in Kenya. This is not the first time the Government has stepped in to attempt to build houses for its citizens. Many Senators and Members of National Assembly have proudly spoken about how they were raised in Ofafa Jericho, Maringo and Jamhuri. These were housing estates that were developed by the Government. This is not the first time that the Government is building houses for its citizens. The dream of every family is to have a bedroom for their children. You can imagine the kind of situations families find themselves in when a couple spends the night together with their children in the same room and are unable to dress up in the morning to go to work. These are some of the issues that the Affordable Housing Bill seeks to address. If you look at some of the housing projects that have been undertaken, like the one in Pangani, I am happy to note that it is already sold out. You cannot get a unit in Pangani. If these houses are not needed, or if there is no deficit, then who is buying these houses? We have the Starehe Project, which is a mixed-use development project. Every Kenyan would love to walk in, fill a form, and get an affordable schedule or programme where they can own a home. I rise, first of all, to say that the Affordable Housing Bill gives a legal framework for implementation of social housing. If you look at a nation like Somalia, when many were turned into refugees---"
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"speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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"content": " Your time is up, Sen. Veronica Maina. Proceed, Sen. Dullo."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this particular Bill. We should not politicise everything in this country. It appears we politicise everything when some of the issues are important to Kenyans. I like the way the Government has moved with speed to formalise the housing issue. I have been to many Government institutions. A good example is Langata Women’s Prison. When I went there, officers at Langata Women’s Prisons were living in a tent. I do not know the situation right now. You could get officers sharing space. It was common to get two or three families living in the same room divided with a bed sheet. That is embarrassing! Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this housing issue can help so many Kenyans, especially civil servants at that cadre. I have been to my county where the retired officers live in a deplorable housing situation. With this housing scheme, you will get most of the officers buying houses for themselves and live decently. I do not see the reason this housing issue is being challenged."
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"content": "In my county, I have even seen people sell their land that has been idle for a long time to the Government for the purposes of this housing programme. That is an earning for Kenyans, which they can use to even start business. Where I come from, especially in Isiolo, you will see so many youths sitting outside hardware shops. With this housing scheme, they will be able to get employment that they do not have now. Number two, the hardware shops that are run by so many Kenyans today without sales, will be able to sell their goods if housing is introduced in our counties. We should restrict those who are awarded contracts to only give jobs to our people and buy materials from our people in those counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to support. Thank you."
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"content": " Thank you, Sen. Dullo. Sen. Ali Roba, you may have the Floor."
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