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    "id": 810442,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Roysambu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Isaac Ndirangu",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Waihenya Ndirangu",
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    "content": " I wish to associate myself with the sentiments of the Members who have spoken in supporting this Motion and Report by the Committee, with all the amendments that have been passed. I have the benefit of knowing Drive Inn Primary School and Ruaraka High School. That is before Kasarani Constituency was split and gave birth to Kasarani, Roysambu and Ruaraka constituencies. They were one constituency. I wish to state that for as long as I have known Ruaraka High School and Drive Inn Primary School, they have been polling centres from olden times; from 1984. These two schools have existed for the last 33 years. Everyone in Ruaraka, Mathare and Kariobangi knows that these two institutions are public institutions that were created when the 93 acres of land were subdivided and approved by the County Council of Nairobi. The setting aside of the 13 acres where these two institutions stand was one of the requirements for the subdivision of that parcel of land. The approval of that scheme would not have been allowed by the department of the Nairobi City Council without setting aside these 13 acres for public utility. While I thank the Committee for putting down a very good Report, I wish to point out that they have left one important aspect. They should have condemned the Nairobi City County and its predecessor for not ensuring that the title deed for the 13 acres of land was registered with the county government and a copy given to the National Treasury as is always the case for land in Nairobi. Every public utility arising from a subdivision, if it is in the interest of the public like a school, a clinic or a hospital, the title deed should be in the custody of either the City County or the Ministry of Finance. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to assure you that the people of Ruaraka - and I speak on behalf of the Member for Mathare and Hon. T.J. of Ruaraka - know that for many years, this has been our social centres in the constituencies of Mathare, Ruaraka and Kasarani. The constituents there are dismayed that 33 years after, somebody can come and claim to be paid money by the Government of Kenya. In any case, by the doctrine of acquiesce, this parcel of land belongs to the public. Under the doctrine of adverse possession, this parcel of land rests with the Council and with the public. Corruption is a serious cancer in this nation. That the personnel at the National Treasury can get money from the Contingency Fund to pay Kshs1.5 billion for land that already belongs to the Government and seek the approval of Parliament to sanitise such an expenditure is unacceptable. It appears to me, for every grand fraud in this country, the roots and home base is the National Treasury. This House is useful in fighting corruption. It will be very sad for this country and the Members of Parliament to say that they are incapable of fighting corruption. I say so because all departments in this country, whether in the Judiciary or in the Executive, are overseen by one 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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