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    "content": "mention and further direction. Under the prevailing circumstances, the City Council cannot be blamed for the recent tragedy, owing to the fact that its hands have been tied by the earlier restraining orders issued on 8th April, 2009. That has made it impossible for the Council to move in and demolish the illegal structures. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, developers have used the courts as a means to avoid meeting the standards set out in relevant legislations. With the current rate of abuse of the courts by developers, the Council finds it difficult to execute its mandate. This is most unfortunate as it leads to tragedies like the one in Pipeline. Given this situation, the Council is appealing for support in order to address similar illegal structures, particularly in Embakasi Pipeline, Kahawa West Phase II, Tassia, Umoja Zones 8 and 9, Kayole, Roysambu, Utawala and Mwiki, where many unauthorized constructions are taking place under the cover of hired gangs. Unfortunately, our people neither demand records of approval of the structures from the landlord or their agents, nor verify the information with the Council before they take occupancy. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Council has now been co-opted into the Provincial Security Committee and can look for support in enforcing its by-laws and other laws related to construction and the built environment. With the assurance of support, the Council will ensure that illegal developers face the full force of law. With adequate support, there will be no mercy, sympathy and complacency. Any structures that will fail the integrity tests during City Council’s assessment will come down. The only option available to developers is to co-operate and exercise civility. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, we appeal for support from hon. members, particularly those who represent constituencies in Nairobi and other urban areas. I wish to table all the documents showing the court proceedings and also the enforcement orders to show that the Council had, indeed, detected this problem, but the courts were used to block it from enforcing its orders."
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