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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the approval and subsequent appointment of Charles Hinga Mwaura as the PS for State Department for Housing and Urban Development. We vetted this nominee. He has over 20 years of experience in development of housing and urban infrastructure in the RSA. Housing is one of the four key pillars of His Excellency the President. Those of us who believe in President Kenyatta and his legacy are asking for the approval of this nominee to spearhead that agenda. You will realise that His Excellency the President will retire at a fairly young age of 61. He will be all over in this town and rural areas. We want the President to walk with his head high for having an enduring legacy in provision of affordable housing. This nominee has a lot of experience in sourcing for funding for various development projects as he has done in the RSA. You are aware that we have issues of getting enough money for our development. Definitely, 500 housing units cannot be funded from the Exchequer. It is, therefore, incumbent upon this nominee, as he proved to us that he has the capacity, to mobilise funds from development partners and strategic investors to bring to this country. Money that he will bring from strategic investors will inject capital supply into the economy, creating employment and providing affordable housing. We are looking forward as he convinced us, to a 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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