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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Ministries, then the recommendation of that department moving to another Ministry is implemented. Sometimes I tend to feel that it is a crime to be poor in this country. That is because the brunt of bad issues is felt by the poor people. It is high time we became a little bit more humane in how we take care of squatters. Even if we evict them, there should be a solution. Remember the issue of Kisumu, where a mosque that was 90 years old was brought down in a day. That is a historical site. Many issues happen, especially those that impact on poor people. They have no money to go to court. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we should be a little bit sympathetic with people who keep electing us year in, year out. We need to take care of them the way they have taken care of us at all levels of elective positions. I do not know if we can strengthen laws on evictions. However, it has been said that even when the laws are there, they are applied selectively. We should be a little bit more humane in how we handle issues surrounding our poor people who cannot defend themselves and do not have enough money to fight in court. They are so vulnerable that if they are displaced from one place, they become totally destitute. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in this country, the informal sector is the engine of the economy of this country; it drives this country. No wonder we do not develop. That is because the people who are the engine of development are the ones who face evictions, their businesses messed up and their properties being burnt by unscrupulous people who are out to grab their land. We should have a responsible society in this country. Let us protect our people. Thank you."
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