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    "id": 1278078,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Embakasi West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mark Mwenje",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "George Theuri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. I can tell you that Nairobi's population has exceeded four million. Sometimes it is even more, depending on the season. Since Nairobi was founded, the only public cemetery that has existed is the one used at Langata. I can give you statistics of the population we have. I represent Embakasi West, which has a population of about 300,000. Embakasi North Constituency has a similar number of people. Embakasi East Constituency carries 360,000 people, the same as the population of Embakasi South Constituency. Embakasi Central Constituency has another 300,000 people. Kasarani Constituency has 400,000 people. Roysambu Constituency has 300,000 people. I have spoken about the constituencies on this city's Eastern side. We all bury our dead at Langata Cemetery when we cannot take them upcountry. It is impossible. Those numbers are too high. Secondly, we have land further down towards the end of Nairobi. We can even cross over to the Ukambani area nearby. From that end, we do not need to bury our dead in Langata. It is upon us in this House to correct the mistakes that have happened for decades. We have refused to plan for this city. I will be coming up with a Motion demonstrating how we have failed this city. Failure to plan for our city has led to uncontrolled development. That is why you see the issue of Langata. When you go there to bury somebody, you can see an open grave and even the casket itself. We have been there to bury our friends. That is the most degrading thing we can do to our departed. 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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