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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise in support of this very important Motion, and I want to say from the outset that the Government has violated the Constitution by carrying out all these demolitions and has forgotten the principle of social justice, which is rooted in our Constitution. It does not matter whether the land is in Mavoko or Nairobi. These are Kenyans who had title deeds to this land. What if the title deeds were double allocations? They were issued by Government officials; therefore, it was the GoK, through its officials, that misled Kenyans, if at all there is an issue about that land. This is a case where under Article 40 of our Constitution, owners would deserve compensation if the Government actually needed the land. They deserved notice, if it was compulsory acquisition because you wanted to change the user from residential to something else. The fundamental question one should ask is: How come only Kenyans are affected and not the multinationals? There have been evictions all over in the last one month. We are aware that there are some Chinese structures in those areas where the demolitions are going on. They are intact and there are other multinationals. It appears that the Government’s action is selective. If it is a question of security, are the people who are undermining our security only found in those areas? If they are in those areas, why do you not arrest them and leave Kenyans to live peacefully in their homes? This appears to be really selective. We have heard that there are people who are in Kenya illegally and are compromising our security virtually in all the estates in Nairobi. Is the Government going to demolish all the estates in Nairobi? Why do they not start with Muthaiga and Lavington before going to other people?"
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