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    "content": "address the issue of slums and know where we can place those people. We should also know if we upgrade the slums whether these people can either afford to rent or buy the houses and, therefore, stay in decent houses. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other issue I would like to raise with the Ministry relates to incomplete or stalled Government projects. While it is not very clear whether it is the Ministry of Housing or the Ministry of Public Works to blame, we still have incomplete Government projects in some parts of the country. This issue needs to be addressed because it is better if we can complete the old projects and then, we can move on knowing that we do not have stalled projects where we have already sunk our money. If a project stays unfinished, we are likely to be losing and the final cost will be more than what had been proposed. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would also like raise the issue of quality of houses. While most houses are developed by private developers, as a Ministry in charge of housing, we need to address this issue of quality. Do we have quality buildings in the country which are cheap and affordable? This has been a major challenge. If you look at the cost of housing, you will see that a house which would have cost Kshs3 million three years ago is now going for Kshs10 million. This is way above the capability of most Kenyans. I am sure that even Members of Parliament, Chief Executive Officers of parastatals and other people who head major organizations find it difficult to buy houses because their costs have gone up very fast. Therefore, if the people who work cannot afford these Houses, what about Kenyans who are in the lower bracket or who do not work? The cost of housing should be addressed urgently."
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