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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. When the Cabinet Secretary appeared before us at the Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing, we explained to her our objections to the Housing Act and explained to her that it was on principle. I am sure that she is aware that we, the Minority, are still going to ask the courts to have the last say, led by Sen. Okiya Omtatah. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the question that was raised by my colleague from Mombasa, Sen. Faki, that the Ministry has given the residents of Jogoo Road, Phase I and II, Jamaa, Mbotela, Ahero and Mawenzi Gardens notice to vacate their houses by 30th April, 2024, you see the notice that was sent to the residents contains a clause that says- “…tenants will be accorded priority to purchase or rent a house once the development is complete.” In addition to the question that has been raised by Sen. Faki and I have a photo of those houses here, these are not houses you can compare to Lumumba Estate that were built in the 1950s. These houses are less than 10 years old. What is the rationale of demolishing such houses to build something that will look exactly like this? We believe it is wastage of public resources. Secondly, could the Cabinet Secretary confirm whether there are agreements that have been signed between the Ministry and these residents that will guarantee them what the Ministry is saying in this notice? This was the same story the residents of Buxton were told but when the houses were built, it became another story. We said we do not want another Buxton. I would like the Cabinet Secretary to assure me, as the Senator for Nairobi City, that agreements have been signed with the current residents of these estates, that they will be given first priority when the units are built. I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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