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    "id": 1373751,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Atieno Bensuda",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I believe the information, communication and technology (ICT) personnel will be reviewing our gadgets before our sittings commence so that I do not experience the frustrations which I have endured for the last four-and-a-half hours. Thank you for understanding. Reading through this proposed Bill, I realised that all the clauses have gaps. I support the assertion that the Bill is a total scam. As legislators, we must oppose this Bill until we are convinced of its implementation beyond reasonable doubt. Affordable housing is a good proposal, which even the Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya Coalition had in its manifesto as the Leader of the Minority Party has stated. From the perspective of a project planner, there is no project which is implementable to conclusion without definite parameters of implementation, a clear framework, and sustainability, which is the output of a project. Sustainability has not been mentioned anywhere in the Affordable Housing Programme. Therefore, technocrats were not involved in its formation. A few people who want to fulfill their passions, quests and thirst sat down, coined this programme, and put it on paper. No wonder it is being sneaked in in a rush. As legislators who represent the citizens of this country, we know very well that we are undergoing tough times in this country. Even Members of the Legislature are finding it rough because there is nothing on our pay slips due to the many deductions. You cannot even understand where you are coming from and where you are heading to yet we are the representatives of the people. This brings me to the question, what about the common mwananchi who is not employed? He is not even near a mama mboga who can sell upto Ksh1,000 per day. This kind of affordable housing that we are talking about today as per the objects of the Constitution, primarily, we are saying that fairness is not taken care of. When we are talking about fairness in this country which the Constitution highlights, it is not there especially in the deduction of the housing levy from the employed; there is no fairness of other members of this country on how they are going to foot taxes. Under the objects of the Constitution, Hon. Temporary Speaker, inclusivity, which is enshrined in our Constitution, is not factored in the framework of this proposed Bill. Why am I saying so? When we talk about mama mboga, the hustler nation, it is very clear, because as 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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