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    "id": 1215926,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronicah Maina",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. I am conversant with the Buxton Estate, having worked in Mombasa County for over 10 years and lived within the Buxton Estate. There is a good intention to modernize that estate. It is an important step towards helping Kenyans achieve or realise the second generation of rights, which form part of what is accorded to citizens under the Constitution of Kenya. However, we have seen a trend in Kenya, where when people are required to move out of a certain zone for upgrade or development of housing units, we have violent or forceful removal of citizens from areas where they are supposed to pave way for development. The purpose of public participation is to note the concerns that are raised by residents in such an area. My concern would be that public participation may have been conducted, but the concerns are left in the shelves or books. We should develop a trend where before developments happen, the issues are addressed and compensation of anybody who is moved out should be mandatory, failure to which they get a right to be among the first people to be assigned those units that will be developed. I believe that this Petition is properly before this House and I support it. These issues should be addressed, so that the same kitty that is paying for the development of these units caters for compensation of anyone who has been moved out and whose rights will be extinguished upon the upgrade being done. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I support this Petition, I affirm the rights of residents or any person who has lived in an area and requires compensation to be granted or awarded as development to upgrade is happening. The upgrade is a good thing and a promise of Kenya Kwanza Government to Kenyans. It should be allowed to continue, while respecting the rights of citizens."
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