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    "id": 1385375,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "If you look at the Constitution of Kenya, housing is a devolved function. One of our biggest problems in this country is that we want to live in space. It is a beautiful place there. However, I want to beg all of you to try and come back to reality that we are not yet there. Housing being pushed by the national Government is a failure. Historically in this country, the posh neighbourhoods, including Lavington, Kileleshwa, Makadara and Loresho were all Government housing. They were all intended to better the poor. What has happened? It is now the rich and famous who live there. I disabuse this belief that Kenyans will get free good houses. In fact, all of you sitting here have not gotten your houses from affordable housing. What Kenyans want is an enabling environment. They desire free financing to be able to build their homes. They desire affordable materials for them to build their houses. However, what we are doing is to line people’s pockets. The biggest problem we have in this country and this is why I oppose this Bill, is that everything being done, including this Bill being passed here, is purely for commercial purposes. Some people already have their contracts in their pockets. They know they will build affordable houses and estates. It is ridiculous. It is important for us to be alive to the fact--- The four minutes is a way of curtailing debate. It is important for Kenyans to know that even the three per cent which is being proposed to be deducted from salaries, there is also another penalty of another three per cent if they do not submit that money within 30 days. I wanted to say so much on this Bill, but I see that the light is already on. The Government will never succeed. This Government has to make up its mind. Is it a democratic State that creates an enabling environment for everyone to do their business or is it a socialist state? The Government cannot do everything for the people. The Government should create a good environment and allow people to build their houses. County governments should be allowed to build houses for their staff. We know that Kenya is getting free money from Japan where the interest rate is zero. Why not apply that interest rate and give it to Kenyans for them to build their own houses? This is wrong my colleagues. I want to beseech you---"
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