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    "id": 1398718,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1398718/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Alice Wahome",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Land, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Senator for Nairobi City County, Sen. Edwin Sifuna wants to know what the fate of Tom Mboya Social Hall is. I have given an answer in response, which is written. Tom Mboya Memorial Hall sits on Plot Block No.79/782, formerly the number that I have given there, LR No.209/11046. The plot was reserved for the Ministry of Public Works, that is my Ministry, for the development of a community hall on 26th June, 1957 through an order of the Governor then. The plot was leased to Kenya African National Union (KANU) party, for three years, from 1967 on condition that the party pays rent of Kshs1. The condition was that the land remains Government land and it is still owned by the public works, and then the party responsible for maintenance of the building is the KANU party during the terms of the lease for those three years. KANU thereafter applied for allocation of the plot in 1985. A letter of allotment was issued in favour of the party on 12th April, 1985 for a term of 99 years with the effect from March, 1985. The user of the plot was still social hall and offices; we have given an annex of that detail. Thereafter, KANU did not pay the statutory fees indicated in the allotment letter of 10th April, 2018. The offer has since lapsed and I have given a supporting annex No.3. A lease for Nairobi Block 79/782 measuring 0.403 hectares, that is about one acre of land at Peppercorn Ranch was prepared in favour of KANU and registered on 25th April, 2018. I have given details in support. On 22nd February, 2021, the parcel was then transferred to Gami Properties Limited. I have also given supporting documents for that and the parcel having been registered as a social hall should remain as such. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is the status of that parcel. It is public land. Standing on this Floor, I want to confirm that Gami Properties Limited got an irregular"
}