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    "id": 241906,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muturi",
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        "legal_name": "Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi",
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    "content": "Hon. Munyao, who is expected to prepare an answer, should now listen! Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the idea of this fund is a most welcome one. The existing housing schemes and funds which are managed by commercial banks and organizations such as the Housing Finance Company of Kenya (HFCK) are too expensive for low income earners. It must be appreciated that hon. J.M. Mutiso is specific that this Fund should be for low income earners. I remember this point because we know for a fact that there exists a civil servants housing scheme, but it is only amenable to high income earners and senior civil servants. I think it is not fair that we should have discriminatory approaches to housing in this country. Even junior civil servants and other low income earners within the country should have access to a Fund that will enable them to put up or purchase houses at a cost that is affordable to them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I talked about the example of the Kibera Housing Scheme. I am aware that the Ministry is setting up a fund to help the residents of Kibera slums. But for over a decade now, there has been an ongoing plan to upgrade the houses within the Mathare slum area. To date, there is nothing tangible that can be said to have happened primarily because the approach has not been proper. The approach has not been to identify clear sources of cheap funds for the residents of Mathare slums and such like schemes. The spirit of this Motion is to request the Government to identify such sources of cheap funds to enable a majority of Kenyans who are low income earners, to access funding for purposes of putting up houses."
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