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    "id": 974977,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "which unplanned town dwellings are coming up. It is not only on roadsides but also without facilities in the modern day Kenya. You will find a new building comprising of mixed up commercial and residential sections. I had an opportunity recently to visit Kikopey in Nakuru where the Majority Whip comes from. In the middle of residential dwellings, you have a makeshift hospital and near the hospital is a slaughterhouse. All those places are inaccessible because there is no planning. How can a fire extinguisher access people living in those structures, yet these are permanent buildings which have been approved by the county government to be constructed and the owners have paid for the building licenses? One is left to wonder about our planning and what thoughts we are applying to land use in present day Kenya. I want to congratulate the same county because, when we went to launch the dry port at Maai Mahiu, I heard the Governor – I hope the Senator is aware of the same – say that they have done proper planning and all developments coming up in the area will be planned according to use in the different areas they have allocated for investors. You can do some logical sensible planning and we can borrow from so many places we have seen. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you go to places like the Netherlands, the United Kingdom (UK) and Germany, you cannot help but marvel at how long ago those people embraced proper planning of their countries and cities. You will be wondering how Holland got developed so many years ago, because you will still find space within normal urban dwellings. They have set aside land for various practices and use. That is what we would want to see in modern day Kenya. It is terrible if you look at what is happening in Nairobi right now. In Kiambu County, which is the County I represent, because of lack of proper planning, my people are uprooting tea and coffee. However, you cannot be proud of the kind of structures that come up along major highways like Kiambu Road. Firstly, investments are done by investors who have only one aim, which is to maximize on their profits. I laud Sen. (Dr.) Milgo and say that this is done properly. I support."
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