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    "id": 776271,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ichung’wah",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1835,
        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "Yes, it was Hon. Nixon Korir, Member for Lang’ata in Nairobi County, while I am from Kikuyu in Kiambu County. But we are related in the sense that Nairobi and Kiambu counties are some of those counties…. I rise first to support the Motion for the adoption of the Sessional Paper. I was saying that Kiambu County enjoys proximity to Nairobi City in Nairobi County. That is why I relate to the sentiments of Hon. Nixon Korir on the need for a proper housing policy in this country, one that will enable the Government to fast-track the provision of not just housing, but what has now been called affordable housing. I am told that is the politically correct term, not low-cost housing because there is nothing low cost in it. It is just affordable for those who could not afford the high prices of housing in Nairobi and its environs. Nairobi and Kiambu share very close similarities and the fact that we neighbour Nairobi, we have had to accommodate very many people working in the City. Therefore, I am very excited by the prospects that will come with this Sessional Paper. I must commend the Ministry and the Department of Housing and Urban Planning in coming up with this Sessional Paper because it addresses a number of issues that have made housing unaffordable in this country. Principally, the question of land is key. Many Kenyans are not able to afford housing not just in Nairobi and its environs, but even in the rural areas because of the cost of land. The cost of land is so high and this is not because of the services that have been provided on that land. Case in point is Kajiado. If you go to regions of Kitengela, and now it has gone all the way to Isinya, the sides of Pipeline, Kiserian and other outlying areas, even in my constituency in a ward that neighbours Kajiado County called Nachu Ward, land is very expensive. 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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