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    "content": "regulations. The problem that we have in this country is with regard to the regulatory bodies that are to ensure that we meet the standards of housing, construction and many other issues. This policy is very important because it will address the issues of land ownership in our slum areas. One of the major reasons as to why we have slum areas in this country is because we do not have proper ownership of land, land invasions and squatters. This is predominant in local areas and reserves where land is not owned by the people living there, thus you will still find shanties in those areas. When you go deeper, you find that land ownership is not there, hence one of the key issues that we will address is to ensure that we have proper land tenure. We should also ensure that there is clean water. I hope that our governors and the county governments will put that in place. Most of the people who live in shanties or slums also have a right to access social amenities, security, clean water, lighting and many others. This Paper is timely and important for it can form a strong basis to ensure that we address the issues of sprawling and upgrading the slums. One of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s and Jubilee administration’s action plans is affordable housing. This is one of the subset of ensuring that we provide proper housing even in slum areas. They have the vision but there are so many challenges in our towns such as the issue of hawkers. It is very interesting that the Senate Minority Leader has pointed out the issue of hawkers. Hawkers are not only in Eldoret town because I happen to be the neighbor of Uashin Gishu County. They are also there in Nairobi City County and there is an operation to remove hawkers from the Central Business District (CBD). We have to agree that the governors have the mandate, provided by the by-laws set out by the counties, to remove the hawkers from the CBD. Therefore, you cannot give priority to a hawker and forget somebody who has a shop and has paid for a permit. For some of us who are familiar with what happened in Eldoret, we know that Governor Mandago is removing criminals from the town. I say this because I know that some people are casting aspersions and rumor-mongering. Madam Temporary Speaker, you are the Senator of that area and you will remember that about three years ago, around two students of Eldoret polytechnic were attacked and killed yet these are the same people that we are calling hawkers or street families. I have never seen street families that kill, steal or maim. As we speak, Eldoret town, which is more of an educational centre, has buried a dozen children being killed by the so called ‘Christian hawkers’ or ‘Christian street families.’ Therefore, we will support any move by our counties, especially Uasin Gishu County, to clean it of the criminals who are prowling our streets. This is because some of us have practised there and have also stayed there; and I know what happens in that town. Therefore, let us stop--- Madam Temporary Speaker, I have never seen anybody complaining when Governor Mike Sonko is cleaning the Central Business District (CBD) and the streets of Nairobi. The same is true for Kiambu and also across our county Headquarters up to Kisumu. I have never seen anybody complaining that hawkers are being mistreated. Why is it that when it comes to Uasin Gishu County or Governor Mandago doing his work of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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