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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Munene",
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        "legal_name": "Mary Wambui Munene",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this Motion on the policy on maintenance of buildings. The reason I am supporting this Motion, and I thank the Chairman of the Committee on Transport for the good work done, is because there are so many buildings which are not habitable. There are people, including the disabled persons, living in buildings that are in bad shape and they do not know what to do or where to turn to. Even some Government buildings have leakages all over, including in toilets and yet people are forced to use them in that bad state. This is dangerous. Some owners of buildings are not keen on maintaining them. They get rent but they do not care to maintain the buildings. This Motion is very important. Actually, it has come too late in the day. It should have come yesterday. We want our Government and all Kenyans to think about how a human being can live a better life. The Government should check out all buildings, including hospitals. You will be surprised most buildings do not have toilets. What is more, the buildings leak and so one would fear to use the toilets in them. People who use them do so because they have no alternative. So, it is very important to maintain the buildings. Even when tourists come here, one would wonder how they stay in poorly maintained buildings. So, it is very important to maintain your building. I am happy that Mr. Kamanda has come up with this Motion. I am here to support it. We, therefore, ask our Government to maintain public houses so that our people are protected. I sometimes wonder what goes on in the mind of builders and owners of buildings. They must understand that we have people who cannot walk on their own and so they use wheelchairs or crutches. So, we need buildings to be maintained so that our people are taken care of. With those few remarks, I beg to support the Motion. Thank you."
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