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"content": "” These people are obviously very rich and want to do developments which are not going to benefit the people who it should. The developments that were proposed in Mbotela and other places in Nairobi City County were not done because it was proposed they would take over the land and do high-rise buildings. It did not happen because at the time they wanted to do those developments, of course, the people of Nairobi and the people of those areas went to court and stopped those developments. I hope Sen. Mwangi, you will not be overwhelmed because you are overwhelmed, but do not be. The people in Mombasa are poor and are about to be thrown out. God will bless you when you bless the hands of the people of Mombasa who are poor and do not have anything. The flats that will be eventually constructed will not be affordable to the people who live there. The same thing happened in Kibera. Those properties ended up in the hands of rich landlords. The people in Kenya who cannot make noise, cannot afford to hire lawyers and get good legal representation, cannot then afford those houses. Mr. Speaker, Sir, while the Committee is investigating this thing we must revisit the question of legal aid and the public getting good legal representation where they cannot afford good lawyers. We must investigate why a court cannot find it warranted to issue and injunction. The court is issuing injunction over everything, including that the President should not assent to the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), but it cannot issue an"
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