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    "content": "date no action or investigation has been done. We refuse to join the choir of those singing the chorus of “let us move on.” We will honour the life of everyone who died in Solai. I hope that as we do this, we will entrench a culture in this country where just because you have resources, you do not have a right to whatever latitude you want over natural resources that belong to the greater community. We have seen this in many places. Our country is one of the few countries where a private individual can own land by the ocean; this is just for the information of the House. Other countries value what we call public resources. Rivers and beaches are public resources. The fact is that one can put up a dam and ration water to a community and once in a while, he doles out favours like taking children to school, providing jobs and other goodies for the community members. This is a culture that must be condemned and stopped in this country. Every resource in this country must be used for the good of the greater public. That is the reason why we are in this House. So, I commit to be a Member of this Committee if approved by the House and offer whatever support is required for us to get to the bottom of what happened and recommend serious action. These lessons will be learnt and implemented. Mr. Speaker, Sir, maybe, with consultation before this debate ends, we could use the same Committee. I will also be bringing a Motion for us to put an end to what is happening in the slums in this city. We have lost too many lives in Mathare, Huruma, Nyamakima and other areas like Pipeline where buildings have collapsed. Those buildings that are supposed to be demolished stay on. To date, if we go, I can show the Committee more than 20 buildings that are about to collapse and there are people living in there. Nothing is happening with regard to law enforcement. With consultation with the Mover of this Motion, we could amend and expand the mandate because at the end of it, it might be a water issue and this might be a construction issue but the underlying issue is impunity and corruption. I beg to support."
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