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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you look at the City of Nairobi, you will find that we have abused not just the land but the environment as well. Kids in countries like the United States of America (USA) who grow up in what they call “projects” which are huge apartment blocks where the courtyards are cemented and there is no visibility of greenness anywhere, grow up being very wild because when they play, they come against solid and hard obstacles. So, they must develop tough resistance to play. This is because if you fall down on that concrete, you are done. It only emphasizes that greenness and space is important for human habitation. Therefore, the manner in which we use our land is very important. If you think this is phenomenon only in urban areas, go to the rural areas today. What I would call “the commons” are fast disappearing because settlement in agricultural areas is being done everywhere. No space is being left for the commons, where people can graze their cattle and kids can play. I think this is a very serious matter. So, when the Minister asks for more money for better policy for the use of land and settlement of people, it is not just whimsical talk or thinking. It is at the bottom and basis of the future of this nation. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have talked a lot about rapid and small division of pieces of land on which people settle. A point comes when because of quality of land, it becomes extremely unproductive to keep on dividing it for agricultural purposes. I hope we can come up with a policy which says, “in this and that place the minimum size of land an individual is allowed to cultivate is this.” This is very important because even in towns, when we make policy about housing, we---"
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