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    "id": 1014086,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Some of these zoning practices are no longer tenable under a new urbanized society that we are living. I gave an example and reiterate it. Take like Kilimani which has always been zoned as a place for residential dwelling for single purpose. However, with the current drift where the Government wants to encourage more people to live in apartments, it is the rational use of squeezed land in urban areas. We need to undo those zoning policies. Madam Temporary Speaker, of course, the Nairobi City County Government has a major role in zoning. Therefore, maybe that should be addressed at that level. However, now that we are passing this Bill, and I urge my colleagues to pass it, I urge every person in this Senate to support efforts to redevelop some of our estates in our major areas in the cities. We have redevelopment plans in Mombasa and Nairobi. As you are aware, there is upgrade of Pumwani, Ngara Estate and several other places. This is because the future of this country belongs in the skies, that is, ownership of property vertically and not horizontally. Therefore, this Bill once enacted will go a very good way towards addressing the problem of housing in this society in Kenya. Therefore, it will take into account all those issues that have been raised by my colleagues. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those so many remarks, I beg to reply. I request that the putting of the question be deferred until the day we will get quorum."
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