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    "speaker_name": "Githunguri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba",
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    "content": "which means a village of houses made of nylon paper in Lari Constituency. Let us look at what has been done in the past when this Housing Levy was introduced in this House and the houses that are being constructed. If you look at the ones that have been built in Ruiru, there is nobody from Gichagi ka Madharau who can afford them. The deposit is Ksh400,000 per House. What dignity are we talking about here? Whom are we dignifying? Hon. Temporary Speaker, when you speak about accessibility, we are only constructing these houses in the urban areas. How accessible will they be to the people who live in the extreme corner of my constituency, for example, in Mathaja Village in the Githiga area? If we build the houses in Githunguri Town, for example, how accessible will they be so that we align ourselves with the Constitution? This is the spirit of the Constitution. That is why I oppose this Bill. This Bill should not be called the Affordable Housing Bill of 2023. If we are serious, we should call it the Affordable and Social Housing Bill of 2023. 'Social' means accommodating these people living in the nylon paper houses, as I have explained, because that is the spirit of the Constitution. I am happy because I have proposed amendments. I hope they will be considered on the Floor of the House so that my contributions, thoughts, and other like-minded thoughts from Members can be put in place. When I speak about affordability, I do not think that the concept of stone and cement is what is affordable to my voters. I do not believe that the concept of cement, stones and concrete is what is affordable to somebody in Turkana. If we call them affordable houses, we should use the most affordable materials available in the villages. Why must you force me to adopt your concept of concrete, stones, and cement that is not affordable to me? That is affordable to you because of your income level. To the people of Turkana, who are used to making their houses from wood cuts from the trees and cow dung to smear the houses and make them look beautiful… To them, that is what they can afford in their backyard. Why are you going to introduce the concrete and stones in Turkana when they are not affordable? By the way, stones and concrete are only affordable in Nairobi and Kiambu Counties, where quarries exist. If you go to the Coast region, there are no stones; why are they designing houses to use stones from Ndarugo quarries in Kiambu County, and trucks have to leave Thika or Ruiru to go all the way to deliver stones in Kwale County, for example? Is this not a business model for some people? That is why I am opposing this Bill; I have put my amendments on the floor and hope they will be considered."
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