{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=137594","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=137592","results":[{"id":1392341,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1392341/?format=json","text_counter":253,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Rarieda, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Otiende Amollo","speaker":null,"content":"Secondly, establishing County Government Committees, which are subordinate and answerable to the National Housing Corporation (NHC), is usurping the mandate of the county governments and placing it at the national level. That is just one example. All the policy, legal and technical issues still remain unresolved. Kenyans will vindicate us one day, if not the courts."},{"id":1392342,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1392342/?format=json","text_counter":254,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":"The Temporary Chairman","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Otiende. Let us hear from Hon. Chepkonga from the Majority side."},{"id":1392343,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1392343/?format=json","text_counter":255,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ainabkoi, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Samwel Chepkonga","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I rise to support the amendments that have been proposed by the Senate. I completely disagree with my very good and learned friend, Hon. Otiende Amollo. I normally call him the ombudsman. Article 95 of the Constitution states that the National Assembly resolves issues of concern to the people. Article 96 of the Constitution states that the Senate protects the interests of the counties. We cannot discuss issues affecting counties in this House. In fact, the relevant House has brought the amendments, which we are agreeing with. Hon. Otiende Amollo knows that housing is a concurrent function in the Constitution. The Senate had to come up with amendments that take into account the issues that concern the counties. The Senate has done very well. That is the reason I support their amendments which are very constitutional. They have done the right thing in accordance with the National Assembly Standing Orders and the Senate Standing Orders. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"},{"id":1392344,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1392344/?format=json","text_counter":256,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":"The Temporary Chairman","speaker":null,"content":" Before I give an opportunity to the next person to intervene on this matter, join me in welcoming students from PCEA Elburgon Secondary School from Molo Constituency in Nakuru, Kaptebeswet Secondary School from Ainamoi Constituency in Kericho County, Kagumo Girls Secondary School from Kirinyaga Central Constituency in Kirinyaga County, and Oloolaimutia Secondary School from Narok East Constituency in Narok County. They are seated in the Speaker’s and Public Galleries. We welcome them to the House to follow the proceedings this afternoon. I will give this chance to Hon. Mary Emaase. Do not worry. I will come to the Minority side."},{"id":1392345,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1392345/?format=json","text_counter":257,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Teso South, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Mary Emaase","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I rise to support the amendments by the Senate. I strongly disagree with my friend, Hon. Otiende Amollo, who said that this Bill does not address their concerns. This Bill is doing the opposite because it is addressing a majority of the concerns that were raised by the public such as affordability, suitability, location of the units, and guarantee of ownership. Clause 2 introduces new definitions of the various categories of units that will be established. There will be social housing units targeting those earning below Ksh20,000, affordable housing units targeting those earning between Ksh20,000 to Ksh149,000, and affordable middle class units targeting those earning over Ksh149,000. We also have the rural affordable housing units targeting all those living in areas that are not urban. I do not know whether the Hon. Member has read these amendments. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support the amendments."},{"id":1392346,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1392346/?format=json","text_counter":258,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":"The Temporary Chairman","speaker":null,"content":" Member for Funyula."},{"id":1392347,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1392347/?format=json","text_counter":259,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Funyula, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Temporary Chairman, the tragedy that has been the Affordable Housing Bill continues. It went to the Senate and we thought that the Senate will have the temerity and courage to cure the mess, but they have only amplified it. We find ourselves in a more terrible mess than we were in before the Bill left this House. I want to echo the sentiments raised by the Leader of the Majority Party on the issue of a bicameral approach to the preparation of Bills. We wish the same spirit could also be amplified in the National Assembly. Even though some of the amendments to the Bill were improperly presented, they were raised during the Committee of the whole House, but they could not be considered because of our partisan nature of doing things. They have now gone to the Senate and they have been mutilated. I want to mention a very fundamental mistake that has occurred. The word “agency” was defined as an institution allocated monies for affordable housing in the original Bill that was passed here. The NCA has no mandate to implement affordable housing. It is a regulator and a supervisory body. I do not know how you will cure that fatality. I would not imagine that anybody who has attended a housing policy lecture would have allowed this kind of mess. As I conclude, I want to tell my neighbour, Hon. Mary Emaase, that on matters of housing policy, we are very careful about how we define categories of housing ownership, and what constitutes affordable housing or low-income housing. It has no reference at all to a person’s income because income is not static; it is ever changing."},{"id":1392348,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1392348/?format=json","text_counter":260,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":"The Temporary Chairman","speaker":null,"content":" Member for Kitui South."},{"id":1392349,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1392349/?format=json","text_counter":261,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kitui South, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai","speaker":{"id":13374,"legal_name":"Richard Ken Chonga Kiti","slug":"richard-ken-chonga-kiti"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support the amendments as presented by the Senate, and as read by yourself. First of all, I listened to Senior Counsel Hon. Otiende Amollo and I think he slightly contradicted himself as he was engaging. First, he appreciated the inclusion of the Senate, but he said that we do not know who will be in those committees. The committees that have been introduced are a good idea. They will be addressed in the regulations going forward. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"},{"id":1392350,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1392350/?format=json","text_counter":262,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kitui South, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai","speaker":{"id":13374,"legal_name":"Richard Ken Chonga Kiti","slug":"richard-ken-chonga-kiti"},"content":"Also, these amendments have introduced a higher level of participation through those committees. Affordability has been widely addressed through identification of those intended to benefit from the social houses by focusing on their level of income. Hon. Temporary Chairman, the Senate also addressed quality by stating that we must involve NCA and State Department responsible for matters relating to Public Works. So, to me, the Bill has been enhanced and we need to appreciate this. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman."}]}