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"content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have seen over the years, contempt by Government officials of poor Kenyans. In fact, sometimes homes; very modest homes of Kenyans, be they made of grass, or mud, or other simple structures, have been referred in a very derogatory manner by Government officials. Homes of Kenyans have been referred to as structures, or some other derogatory references."
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"content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is important for us as a nation to know that, first and foremost, comes the people of Kenya in their entirety, without class, without race, with religion, with nothing, Kenyans come first. When the Government goes out of its way and brings the full force of Government machinery to destroy the homes of Kenyans in their own country, there cannot be an absurdity more than that. We saw children, women, very old sleeping in the cold, shading tears, as their homes were razed down by Government bulldozers, while security officers in full combat gear stood by to supervise the destruction. That kind of violence meted on innocent Kenyans and children, when they come back in the evening; they have no place to call home. I mean a person who presides over such; really I do not think they have a heart. Such people go home to their wives and children, sleep on a warm bed, when they have razed down the home of another Kenyan. How do they feel, even as basic human beings?"
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"content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the report has brought to the fore serious issues. There were court cases. There were court orders. Even if there were none, the Constitution is very clear on the protection of property. When we say property, we are not talking about Lornoh House. We are not just talking about Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC). We are talking about what a simple Kenyan can call their property. It could be a house that is grass thatched. That is their property, and that is their home. It enjoys the same status in the Constitution as any other property in this country. It is very sad what we saw going on in Syokimau. I do not know whether those who brought down those houses read the Constitution. Section 40 of the Constitution on the protection of property is very clear. For anybody to allege that the Cabinet sat down to order the demolitions, who told the Cabinet that they can amend the provisions of the Constitution using a Cabinet decision? There is nowhere that it is written that a Cabinet decision can override the provisions of the Constitution. The Constitution is supreme and whatever it provides is the mother law. Any other decision or law is subordinate to the provisions of the Constitution."
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"content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Section 40 of the Constitution is very clear on property owned by Kenyans. We have heard issues that have been raised; that “ooh, this property belongs to the Kenya Airports Authority; ooh, these structures are a security risk and must be brought down in public interest.” Let me read to the Cabinet Section 40(3)(b) of the Constitution. It says:- “is for a public purpose or in the public interest and is carried out in accordance with this Constitution and any Act of Parliament that— (i) requires prompt payment in full, of just compensation to the person. ” Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, even if these structures were posing a security threat, the Government is obligated by the Constitution that, first and foremost, they make prompt payment in full compensation to these people before their houses are touched. The Government must own up that they violated the Constitution. Whoever is associated with these demolitions, including the Cabinet, must tell the country how they intend to live and implement this Constitution if they are violating not just the spirit but the letter of the Constitution. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is very clear even in this Report that these Kenyans paid money---"
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"content": " On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Given the time left and the fact that most hon. Members want to contribute, I do not know if it is possible for you to reduce the time for contribution to five minutes so that many of us can contribute."
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"content": " Are the hon. Members in concurrence? Do you want to reduce the time to five minutes?"
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"content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think this is a very serious issue and we do not need shortcuts. We want to exhaustively tackle this issue. Documents brought to the Committee indicated that, in fact, the Ministry of Lands was fully aware of what was going on in Syokimau and all these other areas. These Kenyans paid money to the Government. The Government received money from those poor Kenyans and then turned round to disown them and destroyed what they called home. It cannot be worse. We must look very keenly through this Report and, as House, I think it will be proper and right and in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, that these people whose houses were destroyed should be paid compensation in full by the Government."
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"content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we will be bringing amendments to this Motion to ensure that they are paid in full. Secondly, the Government must stop any further demolitions, especially of this nature, until a clear framework on how to relate with Kenyans even if they live in areas that are not permitted by law; they live in areas that they should not; they live in areas that pose a security threat to the country or to themselves; the issue must be debated exhaustively in this House so that there is a clear framework that Kenyans can understand. It is only surprises that are sprung to Kenyans. One morning, when children have gone to school, they come back and have no home to go to."
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"content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are many Kenyans who had taken loans to build homes. As we are talking, almost 60 per cent of the population of Nairobi is living in unplanned settlement. If you see some of the homes that were destroyed in Syokimau, you will really wonder how somebody can go and destroy a five bed roomed house in Syokimau built on land that does not even belong to Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). We have millions of Kenyans living in squalor in informal settlements in Mathare, Kibera and all manner of informal settlements in the country. This is really unfortunate and it demonstrates the “out of touch attitude” that some in Government have; the kind of contempt they have for poor Kenyans. It cannot continue like this. It cannot be business as usual. It is absolutely clear that some of those demolitions were an excuse for people who actually want to get rid of others, so that they can make money out of those settlements. I think it is very clear that we are going to have a resolution in this House that in all the areas that Kenyans have been evicted in a very violent manner - only second to what we saw in the post-election violence - do not benefit individuals. If any person or group of persons, irrespective of their status, thought that they could use violence on Kenyans by removing them from their homes so that they can make money by selling or make capital out of it, they should forget. For any reasons, if those settlements will be used for building houses, it must be given to the people who were removed from there. That is because they are equally Kenyans and deserve a place to stay and live like any one of us."
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