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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary speaker, Sir, I rise to support the National Slum Upgrading and Prevention Policy, 2016. I have a few points. First, I agree with my colleagues who say that this is late, but welcome. The unfortunate bit is that all slums, particularly in Nairobi, happen to be next to very opulent neighbourhoods. Githogoro slum is next to Runda, Kibera slum is next to Lang’ata, Mathare is next to Pangani and others; I cannot remember all of them. The people who live in slums serve the people who live in upmarket areas or what we call the urban suburbs. The ones in Runda and Lavington are leafy suburbs. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is a question of bad planning. History has caught up with us and the issue of slums has become a national agenda when it should not be. Now that we have done so, we can prevent it. When you drive along the bypass towards Kikuyu Town, you will see good looking buildings of up to five to six floors. I wonder whether we are helping these poor Kenyans by creating such elaborate infrastructure. What they need is just nice looking accommodation, not skyscrapers. This is because it creates a cost in terms of sanitation and cleaning. I have seen this in Malaysia and Mumbai. If you visit the high-rise buildings in Kibera, they are most likely in such disturbing state in terms of cleanliness. This is because we have not upgraded the incomes of the people living there; we have only upgraded where they sleep. They do not have money to cater for cleaning of common areas. So, we are actually robbing Peter to pay Paul. In countries with huge urban populations like Brazil, they have built brick houses and in so doing upgraded the slums. They have made them live in a much better state without necessarily increasing their cost. If you go to Kibera, you will be surprised that it has more water than most estates in Nairobi because of what they call the ‘spaghetti’ connections. Kibera has got more connections to power than most other living quarters because, for some reason, they find a way of connecting to these facilities. They are not 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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