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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "have slums in every part of this country. There is no county that you can think of that does not have a slum today. This is because of lack of planning. There is a need for housing within urban centres, yet there is no supply. The market has failed to supply good, decent and affordable houses. People do not live in the informal settlements in the Mukuru and Kibra for the like of it. They would wish to live in houses with good toilets and warm showers, but those houses are not affordable or available. That is why this programme is revolutionary and can only be implemented by a bold leader. I congratulate His Excellency the President because of that bold decision. He has spoken about this to the chagrin of many, including even some of his supporters, especially the salaried lot who do not want to pay the price of patriotism. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I had observed earlier, everyone in the country who is an adult of the age of 18 years and above knows that education is the most subsidized programme since 1963. I went through Moi University for four years. The only fees I paid was a total of Kshs80,000 to get a university degree, Kshs20,000 was for each financial year because there were other Kenyans who were working and were paying for my university education. How can I today look at them and claim that I cannot part with Kshs5,000 so that other citizens live in decent households? There is no other programme under this administration better than this affordable housing. I do not intend to be long because I know many hon. Senators want to speak on this particular programme and go into the details. I, therefore, urge my colleagues to support this programme. It is properly defined and now we have set the legal framework. We have also set up the body that will guide the use of these funds together with a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and how to look into the issues of corporate governance of this fund. There is now no excuse as to why this programme cannot run. Madam Temporary Speaker, in the interest of time and to provide opportunity for many of our colleagues who want to speak on programme, I beg to move and request the Senator for Kiambu, the Chairperson for the Roads, Transport and Housing Committee to second me."
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