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    "id": 45338,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nguyai",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 113,
        "legal_name": "Lewis Nganga Nguyai",
        "slug": "lewis-nguyai"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for quite sometime now, the City Council has been receiving complaints from the residents of Nairobi and the general structure, regarding the mushrooming of illegal developments within the estates. These complaints include grabbing of public utilities by private developers, rapid growth of illegal temporary kiosks within road reserves and illegal conversion of residential properties to commercial properties. The Council has responded to these complaints by investigating the issues raised to ascertain the veracity and take action as necessary. The window of opportunity was provided to the owners and developers of illegal developments to regularize these developments within the Development Planning Framework. However, no one among those concerned seized the opportunity. Further, if one feels aggrieved by the enforcement notice, the legal recourse is for the aggrieved to appeal to the Nairobi Physical Planning Liaison Committee, under Section 38(4). There has been no appeal and there is no evidence of any attempts by the owners, developers or occupants of the said illegal extensions. On 3rd February, 2011, the City Council of Nairobi received complaints from Riverbank Residents Association, on illegal developments in Makadara Constituency. The illegal developments were temporary structures and open air markets built on pedestrian walkways, thus causing obstruction. Consequently, the Council engaged the stakeholders on how to solve the problems. Several meetings were held and among those who attended were area councillors and representatives of the City Council of Nairobi and the Provincial Administration. A decision was made to demolish the illegal structures. A seven-day notice was issued on 24th March to the owners of the illegal structures. On 12th May, the City Council of Nairobi carried out an operation in the area, whereby:- (a) the 49 illegal structures were demolished; (b) ten were allegedly---"
}