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    "id": 145165,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mudavadi",
    "speaker_title": "The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 84,
        "legal_name": "Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi",
        "slug": "musalia-mudavadi"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to give a further Statement arising from issues raised by the hon. Member for Kamukunji, Mr. Mbugua, with regard to fire stations in Gigiri, Ruaraka and Imara Daima. I wish to state as follows: It is true that the Gigiri fire station plot was earmarked for a fire station and allocated to the Council. However, the Council under the Nairobi City Commission allocated the said land irregularly to a private developer by the name Simon Mukala in 1990. In 1995, the then taskforce appointed to run the City Council of Nairobi allocated the said land irregularly to Mr. Paragi I. Modi. The two parties are in court over the ownership of the said land vide case (No.H2156/2007), Scorpion Properties vs P.I. Modi. Unfortunately, there are no records to inform on the circumstances under which the transactions were executed. A legal process of transacting transfers would entail Council minutes, resolutions and Ministerial approval. These legal provisions were not adhered to in the transfer of the land. The information on the irregularity of the plot allocation was given to the then Minister for Local Government, the late Mr. Karisa Maitha, who forwarded the same to the Ndung’u Commission for the plot to be repossessed. The Commission has finalized the Report but the Government is yet to adopt it. Early this year, the City Council of Nairobi engaged the residents of Gigiri on matters pertaining to the development of the area. This plot was a subject matter of discussion. As a result, the Council has issued enforcement notices on the temporary use of the said plot for display of motor vehicles. Arising from the fact that the matter is in court and the plot having been listed in the Ndung’u Report, I have directed that no development should be approved on this site. The temporary use currently on site should cease forthwith by enforcing the notice which has already been served to the occupants. I will lay on the Table a copy of the notice that has been served with respect to the Gigiri Fire Station. On the Ruaraka Fire Station Plot, the subject plot LR No.7879/9 was part of a subdivision from plot LR.No.7879/3 owned by Joreth Limited. Upon the subdivision in 1994, the plot LR.No.7879/9 was to be surrendered to the Government of Kenya free of cost for a fire station. However, there are no records to show that the plot was ever surrendered to the Council. However, there are records to show that the plot was registered in the name of the original owner, Joreth Limited. In default of rates payment for parcels of LR.Np.7879/8 and 7879/9 and 7879/10 all of which were under the ownership of Joreth Limited, the Council exercised its powers under the Rating Act and auctioned the properties on 17th June, 1994 under orders given by the Chief Magistrate’s Court in a civil case No.776 of 1991. The plot was then bought by Rafiki Enterprises. The transfer of the land was effected via a vesting order dated 29th September, 1994. At no time did the Nairobi City Council (NCC) have documents of ownership of the referred properties. There is no allocation carried out by the Council in respect of this one."
}