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    "id": 9437,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/9437/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musila",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say from the outset that this is an action by the Government that I cannot support. I say this for several reasons. First, these developments were done by Kenyans after following the proper procedures; it was after getting allocations and titles and doing development plans, and this being approved by the relevant local authority, namely Mavoko Town Council in Machakos County. If the Government wished to demolish these properties for security reasons, as is being purported, they should have done compulsory acquisition and compensated these people in accordance with the Constitution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I watched this on my television I wondered whether those who made that decision had human hearts. It cannot be! Nobody with a human heart can sanction such an action where children are removed from houses and wananchi are made homeless when they have made so much effort in developing themselves. There are many areas that are under threat of demolition for flimsy reasons when the owners have titles. The Ministry for Lands must stand accused for bringing all this confusion in Kenya; they issue titles, approve plans and then also go ahead and approve demolition of property of Kenyans."
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