Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1337,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1337/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 327,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lessonet",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 67,
        "legal_name": "Moses Lessonet",
        "slug": "moses-lessonet"
    },
    "content": "We have seen Syokimau, which I believe did not just happen overnight. Those buildings in Syokimau and other areas in Nairobi were not built overnight. They were built under the supervision of the Government. While I stand here, I keep on asking myself: Who is this called the “Government? I am sure that when the Minister for Lands stands to speak, he is definitely going to blame “the Government”. So, I keep on asking myself: Who is the Government? Who is overrunning the Government? The innocent people who bought land in Syokimau are also the Government. We are here because of them. We are here because they sent us to come and represent their interests in this House. I am shocked that accommodation and housing is not part of the interests of the Government. I am shocked that the Ministry of Lands, which certified those title deeds as genuine so that people could get loans from banks to build houses, can turn back and say that those title deeds are not genuine. As I stand here today to speak about the issue of demolitions, I want to go back to the constituency that I represent called Eldama Ravine, where a “syokimau” is coming up. It is coming up because, under the supervision of the Ministry of Lands, school land is being grabbed. I did not want to mention the Minister’s name because I will be told to go and read the Standing Orders. But school land is being grabbed in Eldama Ravine. I am sure the Chair has heard about that. Innocent Kenyans are going to buy that school land. They are going to build homes on that school land. The land is neighbouring Mercy Girls in Eldama Ravine Town. Five years down the line, they will be told that, that was school land. I hope this Government and the Ministry of Lands can stop the many “syokimaus” - like that in Eldama Ravine - from happening. I hope they will stop the new structures that are coming up on public land."
}