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    "id": 1278062,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion by my Member of Parliament because I reside in Langata. This cemetery is, indeed, over-utilized. According to African customs, we cannot exhume a body to create space to bury somebody else. As you know, this cemetery saga led to a former Principle Secretary and Chairman of Nairobi City Council being jailed. The population in Nairobi is increasing. Some slum dwellers do not know where they came from, while others have permanently settled in Nairobi with no intention of returning to their rural areas. Therefore, where to rest our loved ones should be addressed as a matter of national importance. The cost of transporting bodies to the rural areas, since there is no space at Langata cemetery, is causing strain on the urban poor. So, the Government has a responsibility to provide larger spaces. This also poses a security risk because many criminals reside at Langata Cemetery at night. Why? One, because it is not very well secured. Two, it is dirty and has many bushes. Three, some criminals have made coffins in their homes at night. I think we need to be a very serious country. We need to dispose of the bodies of our loved ones with dignity. As you drive along Langata Road as early as 7.00 p.m., you will always see hyenas crossing and ask yourself where they are going. If you look carefully, you will notice that they are entering Langata Cemetery to feast on the bodies of our loved ones. They know when there is a fresh burial taking place. It is high time that the national Government and Nairobi City County took this matter very seriously. The Government is busy putting up houses without provision for burial sites in those areas. The Governor of Nairobi City County is busy putting up other facilities, but he has forgotten that we need cemeteries in this city. It is high time that each constituency in this county is allowed to have a cemetery. Members should allocate a specific area for burying our people. Members of Parliament are taking a lot of responsibility on behalf of the non- performing Nairobi City County and the national Government. I urge the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development and the Governor of Nairobi City County to take full responsibility for the mess at Langata Cemetery. Thank you very much my Member of Parliament. I am still waiting for you to give me my bursary. With those remarks, I support. 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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