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    "id": 501098,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Simba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Paul Simba Arati",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. First, let me make a few observations on what my colleague has just said; that even if this House passes this Motion, it will be a waste of time. We have the history of this City. I am a Member of Parliament for Dagoretti North and my constituency touches the Central Business District (CBD). I neighbour the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public works and Housing, who is the Member of Parliament for Starehe. I want to point out a number of issues. I want to thank hon. Gakuya for bringing this Motion on time, given that we know the trend in this City of getting prime land. I can tell you without contradiction that a number of colleagues here are beneficiaries of the Karen land and are now salivating on the 50 acres. Hon. Gakuya has done us great for trying to stop those who are salivating on the 50 acres of land which is in Starehe. I want to indicate that for the 50 acres, if we are not very keen, it will not take a week, now that it has been exposed that we have 50 acres of land in Starehe. We will see new title deeds being issued because we know very well that the pensioner’s scheme is disposing its properties all over. Those guys who do not care and whose work in Nairobi is to grab land will definitely get it. I want to say that the only way to stop the grabbing of that land is to go the direction of hon. Gakuya’s Motion, making it possible for people who are using Jogoo Road and Landhies Road to expand it. I happened to be one of the people who opened Muthurwa Market when it was new. I realized that even out of that construction, a number of people in Government then benefited from taxpayers’ money. While supporting this Motion, my worry is the people who are going to implement it. Even the top officials of this Jubilee Government are known to have tried to grab the Processional Way which links Kenyatta Avenue with State House. When we are talking about the master-plan, we know very well that the City Council and the county government is busy grabbing the remaining pieces of land and even roads including in my constituency. I want you to concentrate and I request that---"
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