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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Karani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Wachira Karani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill. Before I continue, let me take this opportunity to thank the people of Ugenya for having overwhelmingly voted for me. It was indeed a very tough contest but because of the trust they had in me, they ensured that I emerge victorious in the last general election. To continue, I would like to support this Bill on the Floor of the House. Hon. Deputy Speaker, you will agree with me that currently, this country has had a lot of problems because of poor physical planning within our region. We have had cases whereby even the rescue teams cannot access our slum areas when emergency cases arise. This is simply because most of the people have decided to put up buildings without following up the laid down procedures and rules. I hereby take this opportunity to support this Bill which is on the Floor of the House. We have had cases whereby when emergencies arise, maybe cases of fire break out, most people lose their lives simply because there has not been any good planning within our urban areas. You will agree with me that because of the rogue officers who have not been able to do their work as per the laid down procedures, most people have been putting up buildings even on road reserves. However, with the current Bill, given that the penalties and other issues have been fully laid down how they will be tackled, I believe this Bill will be in a better position to tackle these emerging issues. I hereby also take this opportunity to bring across some issues which have been emerging from most of our towns. We have some towns which do not even have expansion areas because of poor planning. I support this Bill. When you go to rural areas like where we come from, there are some towns which have been there since time immemorial but because of the poor physical planning, there has been no way these towns can be expanded and as a result, nothing much can be done on the same areas. Without taking much of your time, I beg to support this Bill."
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