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    "id": 1222084,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1222084/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(d), I rise to make a Statement as the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works regarding construction of 100 affordable housing units at the constituency level. Article 43(1) (b) of the Constitution provides that every person has the right to accessible and adequate housing, and to reasonable standards of sanitation. That is a provision of the Constitution which was promulgated in 2010. Currently, around 80 per cent of Kenyans live in houses that do not fit that category of the constitutional provision. Despite the above provision of the Constitution, Kenya has myriads of challenges on issues of land and settlement because of affordability. Many Kenyans cannot afford to even have a reasonable house to live in. This is because of the high cost of land. In some cases, land is not even available. That is why we have many conflicts in this country. Around 80 per cent of the conflicts in the north, Lamu and many other areas in this country are because of land and settlement issues, which have not been settled for many years. This is because there has been insecurity in terms of land. Around 50 per cent of the conflicts that I have seen can be solved if we were to ensure that Article 43(1)(b) of the Constitution is actualised. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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