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    "id": 1385535,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Beth Syengo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I stand to oppose this Bill for the simple reason that it is not friendly and good for the welfare of Kenyans. When we talk of affordable housing, whose houses are they? Consider Kitui County where I come from. We live in our own houses in the villages. People have taken loans to build their own homes. When we talk of houses, who are they for? Let me talk about different professionals. I am from the teaching profession. When teachers get employed, their first project is to build their houses at home. They take loans to do that. Now, they are going to be penalized if they default on payment. How are the houses going to benefit them? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I strongly oppose this Bill. I urge my friends from the other side not to pin down Kenyans. Let us all say no to this Bill and come up with good mechanisms on how to support Kenyans because the economy is already bad. Money for the housing project is being deducted from our payslips, which are already bad. We get pained with what we are going through because of this bad economy. For me, this Affordable Housing Bill is a big no."
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