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    "id": 186029,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/186029/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Shitanda",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Housing",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 207,
        "legal_name": "Peter Soita Shitanda",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am finishing. There were also objections raised by local authorities, which argued that the houses in their municipalities should be transferred to the local authorities which were holding them in trust for the residents of those areas. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, in line with the objectives of the Civil Servants Housing Scheme Fund, we have, to date, constructed 296 houses in Nairobi, which have already been sold. In addition, we have 526 housing units under construction. These houses are not confined to senior civil servants alone. They are being sold to all cadres of staff in the Civil Servants, from junior civil servants to senior civil servants. 2368 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE August 6, 2008 We are just about to commence construction of 1,500 housing units in Shauri Moyo area, of which about 700 houses will go to low-income civil servants and the remaining 750 houses will go to middle-income civil servants and senior civil servants. This housing project will cost a total of Kshs3.8 billion. We invite all civil servants, including those serving outside Nairobi, to take advantage of this programme. We have also availed Kshs600 milion to all civil servants in the country, through Kenya Commercial Bank and the Housing Finance Company. They can take loans of up to Kshs5 million at an interest rate of 5 per cent to either buy houses or buy land to put up houses. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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