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"content": "ensuring the town is clean, it is orderly, that the law and the regulations are being followed--- Finally, Madam Temporary Speaker, on the hawkers menace, because these things are enjoined, it is good you are the Senator of that county. You will remember that three weeks ago when the police, county askaris and the county inspection units went to look into those issues, some of those hawkers along sokoni were found with serious and dangerous paraphernalia. These included knives and many other weapons which were used to maim and steal from the law abiding citizens. Therefore, I do not support what the Senate Minority Leader has said, because that is just casting aspersions. We do not support any forceful eviction of street families. But going forward, we must agree with the process of cleaning the towns and removing criminals off our streets. Madam Temporary Speaker, I think this is part of the challenges that we are facing across our county townships, cities and many other areas. Going forward, just as the President has said, amongst others, on the issue of having affordable housing and healthcare, we want to see to it that those slum areas are also served with good facilities such as health facilities. I know that health is a devolved function and it is one of the big four agenda of the President. Therefore, we hope that our governors will not only develop good facilities in some areas and leave out slums. As my colleagues have said here, the only places you will see people taking selfies to display their generosity and the only places you will see politicians making their first stop to look for votes are normally in slums areas. Therefore, I want to urge leaders, especially the governors who come from regions that have slums, that their first stop apart from during the electioneering period, should also be in these slums to ensure that we have affordable healthcare there. It is timely that we are having this National Slum Upgrading and Prevention Policy. Looking into the future, I hope and pray that this is the basis and bedrock of ensuring that our towns have an orderly and proper organisational structure in terms of zoning in our areas. I saw complaints in some of the media houses about the zoning which had been done in some of these estates or regions, even here in Karen, be it for industrial areas or real estates. For example, people in Karen are complaining about the upcoming high-rise buildings which have not been approved by the Residents Association. Finally, going forward, what is important in terms of handling some of these issues is to ensure that we do public participation so that our people understand. What is also important is to agree that some of these slums are being run by criminal gangs. But we agree that the police must also ensure that they provide security because we do not want to see our slums being run by criminal gangs. I know it is the challenge that we have, but the security agencies in this country must also work extra hard to ensure that the security that somebody enjoys in Lavington is the same as the one enjoyed by one in Kibera, Kangemi, Mukuru kwa Njenga, Eldoret or even in Kisumu. This is to ensure that we do not allow these criminal gangs to thrive. We hope that the same way Dr. Matiangi ensured that the Ministry of Education, Science and technology was up and running, now that he is in the Ministry of Interior and 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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