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    "id": 1405117,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1405117/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "After a long time when the rains come, then you find the homes or flats flooded. Innocent buyers, those who have leased the property or renting lose their property yet somebody would have avoided building on a riparian land. One time, there was a river which flooded in Nairobi because a building had been built along Mbagathi Way and had blocked the Nairobi River. The Government ordered that building to be brought down yet it had been approved by Nairobi City County officers. Therefore, riparian ownership must be respected. Before you cross River Athi on your way to Machakos, you will see a very big estate which has been built at the left. They have attempted to build a wall to River Athi to prevent the river from crossing over to these very expensive houses. I tell the developers and the people who approved that, that in my history, I have seen River Athi flood very badly around that area, including soaking all the warehouses, which are there. Therefore, the people who are innocently buying those houses must think twice. The Government is responsible for making sure riparian land is respected and the river is allowed to flow on its pathway. The moment you try to block it, it is like the biblical person who built on sand and waited for the rains to wash their house. I am encouraging the residents and people who are buying houses and properties, to please make sure they buy a house which is built on the rock and is not likely to be swept away by the rivers. When you go down to Makueni County, just a few days ago, eight people were washed by a river, where as leadership, we had always proposed a bridge to be built. Budget would be made, but the bridge would never be built.This place is called Kavuthu, somewhere near Emali. When these people were attempting to cross, despite a lot of warnings of floods and sometimes, you could see the raging rivers and it could be dangerous as an individual, to walk into water. Forget about people getting surprised in their houses by flooding waters at night. This issue was so bad that four of these people have never been seen up to today. The Government did very little to help them, although they were coming from a Government’s function. Up to date, four people have never been traced and the families are suffering. We have lobbied the Government to build this bridge so that people would avoid going long places or taking risks to get to their homes The issue of floods is a very serious matter. No one can control nature, but nature and God do not respect corruption. When you build on riparian ownership, whether it is after 100 or 20 years, one day, there will be unusual water and trouble for whoever has built in water paths or near rivers. Going to the international scene, you have seen what has happened in many other parts of the world. Many developed places like America get to flood once in a while. We have seen floods in Europe, Arabia and even in deserts where no one ever expected floods. I challenge our Government to prepare for flooding. We have allocated enough money. Let them clear the pathways and the blockages. I am yet to see what has been done by the Nairobi City County Government. The emergency funds that Nairobi City"
}