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    "id": 768873,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/768873/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Muturi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 215,
        "legal_name": "Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Building Surveyors Bill 2017. This Bill could not have come at a better time. But before I go to it, I would like to explain the work of a building surveyor. To start with, building surveyors ensure that buildings are constructed and completed on time and on budget. They ensure the safety and the security of buildings and the soundness of the constructions. They provide for special requirements such as the provision of access to buildings for people living with disabilities. They also ensure that contractors and other professionals construct buildings that are up to standard. Right now, Kenya is experiencing a construction boom and the skyline of Nairobi City is changing by the day. At the same time, we have had cases where buildings have collapsed during construction while others have collapsed after construction. Therefore, regulating building surveyors is crucial. It will ensure that the people who inspect buildings and supervise construction are actual professionals. This Bill has come at the right time when we require control to ensure that the construction boom and those investing in it are protected from quacks presenting themselves as contractors or building surveyors. By regulating building surveyors, we will ascertain that our money will be utilised in the right way. I support the Bill."
}