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    "id": 1386798,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1386798/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir. I raised that point to remind us of our solemn duty as lawmakers that legislation should never be rushed. I thank you for giving me this opportunity. Clause 42B seeks to put restrictions on ownership. It says that a person shall not acquire more than one affordable housing unit developed under this Act. The question is whether this is an Act that is going to serve us for one, two or the next 100 years. What timeframe are we legislating on? If you put it in law and cast it in stone that a person cannot acquire more than one affordable housing unit and we get to the point where the project becomes so successful that all Kenyans who wish to apply have done so and have been allocated housing units; are you going to shut down the scheme or come back to Parliament to amend it so that the next round of Kenyans can benefit? We must be careful in the manner in which we legislate. We must also ensure whenever we make amendments at the Committee of the Whole stage; we should ask ourselves whether those amendments have been subjected to public participation. I know"
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