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    "id": 1499908,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1499908/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Alice Wahome",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I may have to repeat myself. I did not say that we are giving Kirinyaga County the surveying work alone because they have a survey office. All counties are part of our settlement programmes as stakeholders, but I said if I can put funds together. It is not only the colonial villages, but my department is under instructions to start planning. I came into this Ministry last year and we proposed funding for this pending work but we did not get the funding. I have other villages in Nyeri, Laikipia and Nyandarua counties as well as other places outside the Mount Kenya region. I am also saying that Parliament should be responsive as well in supporting some of these programmes. The National Assembly has poorly funded the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development notwithstanding that we collect stamp duty of about Kshs15 billion. I, therefore, would request Sen. (Dr.) Murango to be my partner in this regard because this is work I can finish with the necessary funding and within two years. However, basic planning is there and people know their sections and what is remaining is the finalizing the surveying. The only thing is to fine-tune the planning, surveying, recording and then do the titling. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have taken it personally and not just for Kirinyaga County, but the entire country. I am even mindful that we should not be talking about colonial villages in this era and we need to clear them. I commit myself to ensuring that this is in the next budget among other colonial villages. We need to settle people so that they can use their land more productively. Kirinyaga County has other challenges in South Ngariama which is a huge scheme, but we have finished our work there. There have been several cases that have been a barrier, but they are now agreed upon and we should be done with this scheme without more challenges. The small issue remaining is in regard to how many public utilities we have been able to carve out. The county is asking for increased public utilities, but that may not be possible considering that people are already occupied and living in that area. However, we are in conversation with them and we will be finishing with this scheme soon. Mwea has the same challenges as well with a lot of conflicts and fights. Mwea has also had cases. I think if we put our attention, we can finish this and this is work, which I have instructed for completion. So, possibly I cannot tell you whether it will take a year The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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