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    "id": 776836,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/776836/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
        "slug": "kipchumba-murkomen"
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    "content": " I am not a fan of riding on statements, but allow me to ride on this one. We have a major problem in Nairobi with regard to construction of buildings. I would like to ask the Committee, as they look into these questions, to give assurance to all investors in Nairobi, particularly those who are investing in homes that their investments are safe. There is a long term policy in Nairobi County in so far asresidential areas and the type of houses allowed in a particular area, so that someone does not invest in an expensive house, say Kshs100 million with a swimming pool and then next door, someone erects a five or ten storey building that renders his investment useless. Mr. Speaker, Sir, since we have a new Governor in Nairobi County, I suggest this question should not be answered by the Ministry that deals with policy, but we direct it to Nairobi County Government which deals with implementation, gives permits and licences for conversion of properties from residential to commercial. My concern is that the Committee should not just look at the environmental impact assessment, but look further in the question of settling the whole idea about planning, even if it requires incorporating another Committee to assist them. This Committee is the same one involved with land and planning matters. The Committee, therefore, instead of writing to the Cabinet Secretary in charge of policy matters, it should invite the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Devolution and Planning, the Governor of Nairobi and all departments concerned with planning and give assurance to investors and people living in Nairobi that their homes and property are safe and within the law."
}