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    "id": 1337431,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to also support this Bill and to really thank Hon. King’ara. Indeed, if there is an issue that is hurting Nairobi, it is the issue of public land. Most of the public land we have, especially schools, have been grabbed until we have reached a point where we are left to negotiate with the grabbers for whatever is remaining. Very many senior people have built houses and estates on public land like Lavington Primary School, which is currently remaining with only 21 acres. Others have also been encroached. As my senior, Hon. Millie Odhiambo said, even as we look at this Bill, how do we ensure that we safeguard title deeds? The other day, we tried looking for title deeds and we got a few, but the schools are wondering where to keep them. Do we keep them in banks? Where do we deposit these title deeds? This is a very key question. This is the time we can rectify a few of the mistakes that we have made. If you go into town, there are public toilets that gangs decided to take over. They are the ones who run them. They are now like private entities and not public utilities where you can say they support the county and the county is able to collect revenue from them. The other place is Gikomba. When you see everyone fighting and burning everything, it is because it is public land that has no title deed. Everyone wishes to take and privatise the 38 acres and build huge buildings. The other areas are Kilimani and Kileleshwa. When you talk of shared title deeds, that is where the biggest challenge is. The Chinese have come and 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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