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    "id": 1369357,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Bisau Kakai",
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    "content": "could be sitting on the Government side of the aisle and tomorrow you could be on this other side. In the spirit of bipartisanship, I expected the Leader of the Majority Party not to take a certain position that distorted the humanitarian component. There is a drive to increase affordable housing by this Government, including me who sits on the Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works. The affected people in Mavoko are Kenyans who took loans to own homes there. Some of them are retiring. Where do we expect these Kenyans to go? Why are we killing them this early? It is unfortunate. The Leader of the Majority Party has stepped outside. There is a prominent phrase that he likes to use, especially during campaign time. It says: “Come let us reason together.” How come this time round they could not reason together? What was so difficult for the national or the county government to sit down with the affected persons and reason together? Ignorance has no defense. If the county government has been enjoying the taxes that they have been collecting from these Kenyans, it means there is a document that is binding the sanctity of titles that they used. We talked about digitising title deeds, what happened? So, the persons who were responsible are the former Governor and the Minister for Lands. They should be held responsible. We want to create a responsible leadership. For me, we should use this opportunity to set an example. What happened in Mavoko can happen tomorrow in Kiminini, Lugari, and any other place in this republic. So, we should use this opportunity to set an example so that the public good is protected. I condemn land grabbing and cartels in the land sector. However, we must use this occurrence as an example so that it does not happen again. Otherwise, if we continue like this, we will create IDPs, yet we are viewed within the continent as a country that respects democracy. Historically, refugees are a result of IDPs. That is usually the first step. Let us work for the interest of the public and hold those guilty responsible. Everyone who has been affected must be compensated. The County Government of Machakos should be the first entity to compensate them because it has been collecting taxes from them. This is not the time for political posturing. We must come together as legislators and leaders with humanity to ensure that Kenyans do not suffer any more. We should stop such things so that they do not happen again. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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