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"speaker_name": "Kibra, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Bernard Okoth",
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"content": "THAT, such maintenance has included repair and maintenance of drainage, sewerage, water pipes, gardening and beautification of internal and external public areas and enhanced security by erecting and reinforcing fences and gates to the estate at their own cost, and this has led to both expectation and demand by residents for full legal possession of their respective houses; THAT, following the then Nairobi City Commissioner’s decision to sell the said Nairobi City Council Estates’ houses in the early 1990s as they had been deemed unserviceable, unmanageable and uneconomical to maintain, a Motion was passed in Parliament in 1992 to sell the said houses to the then tenants/occupiers; THAT, Woodley Estate, Suna Road Estate, Madaraka Estate and Kileleshwa Civil Servants Estate were among the recognised estates. The tenants of Madaraka, Suna and Kileleshwa Estates had their properties successively sold to the existing tenants at the time, leaving out Woodley Estate tenants; THAT, the City Commission subsequently, instead of allocating the houses to the existing tenants, fraudulently allocated them to outsiders and strangers to the estates were eventually awarded the property. Out of the 284 tenants, only 15 were allocated the houses to buy, and the rest of the residents were denied that opportunity; THAT, on 7th January, 2021, and without the requisite public participation or stakeholder consultation, the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) announced plans to re-develop several county estates in Nairobi, including Woodley Estate; THAT, this act of impunity breaches the Woodley Estate residents’ constitutional rights as well as provisions of the Physical and Land Planning Act, 2019; the Environmental Management and Coordination Act, 1999, and other provisions of law; THAT, contrary to statute, the NMS further failed to conduct an environmental and social impact assessment at the initial stage of the proposed project prior to the announcement, which would have addressed concerns such as the project’s effect on human health, drainage patterns, water resources, possibility of multiple use among other concerns, and has yet to release a plan/blueprint for the proposed urban renewal programme for Woodley Estate; THAT, residents of Woodley Estate have since the 1980s expressed their desire to continue dutifully preserving and protecting the ecosystem and to have full ownership of their respective houses within a safe, healthy and secure environment, have invested in and have sustained financial and social equity in the estate through the maintenance of the houses, maintenance of Woodley grounds, seeking legal intervention on several occasions to protect the estate, and enhancing overall security through reinforcing of gates and fences; THAT, repeated attempts by the residents to consult and engage the NMS on the planned urban renewal programme have been futile due to the latter’s indifference and failure to respond to inquiries; and,"
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