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    "id": 1424977,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1424977/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
        "slug": "maanzo-daniel-kitonga"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there was a problem in Athi River, where a developer built houses on a riverbed. The concerned Government agencies such as the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) were taken to court and informed that he was not a riparian landowner. Even Jesus Christ said that you cannot build a house at the bottom of a river. You can only do it on a rock, if you want it to survive during a rainy season. I cautioned people on this Floor, through the television, and those I met, that both the court and the developer were wrong. If I remember well, since I came to Nairobi, Athi River has not been flooding for about 20 years. Every 20 years, that river causes serious floods. Although a stream flows from there, this time around, it went over the trees just like 20 years ago, and all the godowns in the area were submerged. If we had a proper weather forecast, the developer would have been advised that the houses would be affected by water one day. In fact, they were all affected by water. Children were woken up at night. Innocent Kenyans bought the houses and now a court order has been given. However, it is not clear how they will be compensated. I suggest a constitutional law suit to deliver the people of Athi River who were deceived to buy houses on the bedrock of a river."
}