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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "It is a law on its own that will ensure that the Government of the day seeks to serve the people of Kenya. For instance, regarding what is provided for under Article 43(1) of the Constitution on the entitlement of Kenyans to adequate housing, the Government of Kenya Kwanza has gone out of its way to ensure that it implements a policy that was in its plan; to ensure that at every county there is affordable housing availed by the Government. Also, that provisions of Article 43(1)(d) on accessible and adequate housing and on reasonable standards of sanitation are provided to the people in each and every county. I am aware that it is also aimed at pushing beyond the county level, so that we roll out the programme at the constituency level. The moment we have this Bill passed into law; Sen. Wambua said that we will have legislated almost in every aspect. He said that maybe we will not have the goodwill from the Government to implement this Bill. I would like to encourage Sen. Mungatana, MGH, that the plan the Government of the day had as at the time of its campaign and now is to ensure that this is achieved. It might not happen today or tomorrow. However, this legislation will ensure that in the fullness of time, Kenyans living in very bad housing conditions get an opportunity to live in proper and adequate housing. This Bill will ensure that the provisions and obligations under Article 21 are met. There is also a provision in the Bill that ensures that at any level of Government, whether the county or national level, specific policy papers are done. At the moment, county governments are implementing the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) programmes. This legislation will ensure that the county development programmes in place are geared towards providing housing and food. Food security is one aspect of the Government’s plan that was rolled out in a big way through subsidized fertilizer that seeks to subsidize on production rather than consumption. When this law is in place and cascaded downwards to every county government for implementation, the CIDP programmes will ensure that there is an obligation on the county governments and national Government to put in place such policies to ensure that this law is implemented. This will not be achieved if there is no law in place. As I have said, this Bill will ensure that that goodwill put in the Government’s plan is anchored in law so that there is an obligation on each person in public office to ensure that the particular provision of the law is implemented. I will not speak on the issue of provision of clean and safe water in adequate quantities; social security, education and the denial of emergency treatment of every particular person who seeks such treatment. When this Bill is passed into law, there will be an obligation on every Government agency and officer to ensure that they perform it for the benefit of Kenyans and the people who put them into office. Human dignity is the belief that we are all entitled without any consideration of our race, colour, the political divide or even the belief that we have; to the extent that when this law is in place, there will be no preference on any particular individual for"
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