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    "id": 1036649,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sympathize with Sen. Seneta and the six petitioners. However, the situation is better for them. A group of people approached me last over a similar issue. They bought property similar to what Sen. Mary Seneta and six of her colleagues did, in Machakos County. They got a loan from HF Bank. However, because of a problem of loan repayment, the bank has gone ahead to sell the houses, which those people had purchased. One person has committed suicide. It is a sad situation. For example, people knock on your door and say that the property does not belong to you, which is true. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the solution is for the Sectional Properties Act to forbid developers from selling property before they can give title deeds to buyers. It is fraud for somebody to obtain money from buyers purporting to sell them a house and then obtain another loan, or sell the property to another person. It is a criminal action. Although Sen. Seneta has come to the Senate, I wonder whether these people have been arrested. However, I know how this country operates. These developers have long hands. They know the police and they will not be arrested. They are like a cartel. So, I advise that as she waits for whichever Committee that is assigned this matter, to get an injunction and also look for a good lawyer. The people in Machakos were unable to get an injunction yet their property was sold because of a mistake of the developer. If you wait, your property will be sold, or the title deed will be nullified. It is a sad situation. However, as legislators, we should provide an avenue. The Sectional Properties Act is the way to go. This is happening, not only to people who are developing land, but those who will buy property in Kileleshwa, Kilimani et cetera . Some of them have waited for more than 15 years and they do not have title deeds for their flats which is a continuing problem."
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