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    "id": 776266,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okelo",
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        "legal_name": "Jared Odoyo Okelo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First, allow me to congratulate my colleagues whose names have just been passed to join the PSC. I pray to God to grant them good health and the strength to discharge their mandate in accordance with the law. This is a very important Motion before us, namely, the Adoption of Sessional Paper No.3 of 2016 on the National Housing Policy. The Constitution of Kenya in Article 43 pays credence to good housing and good standards of sanitation to the citizens. This Motion is very timely. It is very important to pass it without much ado so that the Kenyan people, mostly those who live under squalor, can then enjoy the fruits of good governance. Because of rural-urban migration, we have seen pressure being put on the few houses that we have in our urban setups. I think even as we focus much attention to the need to expand housing not just within the urban setups, but we should also consider job creation and decent housing within the rural areas. This will ease a lot of pressure that our people have been exposed to when it comes to matters housing. We also must pay much attention to provision of water services and sanitation within our areas. This has been tested and tried to be the best arbiter and the best intervention when handling diseases such as cholera that are quite rampant within this country. Waste management is something that we must also consider even as we improve houses and structures, so that we handle both liquid and solid waste and pay much attention to their management. We all know that those who live under dilapidated state cannot be productive to the society. Therefore, the multiplying benefits that will come with adequate, decent housing will also include production within this country. The issue of housing becomes one of the best indicators to a thriving economy. If we have the populace living under decent roofing, then that is a testament and a manifestation that the country is heading towards being put under the First The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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