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    "id": 721992,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Baiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this timely Motion seeking the Government’s intervention to come up with an approach of addressing the challenge of slum within our cities. The presence of slums within our cities is not simply a matter of presence of people who are deprived of basic necessities within our society. Every emerging city in the country has a tendency of developing slums. This is proof of absence of relevant policy intervention by the Government to ensure that there is adequate housing for the various social groups residing within the cities. It is clear that in modern society, any attempt to carry out development without control and planning by the state is a recipe for chaos. The emergence of sprawling urban slums is a manifestation of such chaos. This policy is a timely attempt to restore sanity in the absence of development planning and housing policy. It is most welcome. I believe the Bill that will follow the passage of this policy framework paper will also seek to address the aspect of development planning and the issue of enforcement. As the Departmental Committee Chairman noted, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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