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The day you realize that there is more to life than "windfalls" and profits and what you call "development" is the day you would have become a full citizen of this earth. Right now I think you live on some unknown planet.
I would love to discuss with you "development" because I think you mistake affluence with development. When people engage in poverty creation there is no way on earth that is development. Development is about people. It is not about cement structures, or even shillings and dollars. It is about the happiness of people.
Of course if and when Raila goes to those places, he will have the same message: "
You are selling your land to pay fees and buy food. NASA will reduce the cost of living from day one by dismantling famine causing cartels and mafia. NASA will end the payment of school fees and other charges in secondary schools from September. You will therefore have no reason whatever to sell your land".
As usual Jubilee - broke and disorganized - will seize on it and create some narrative.
It obvious what Raila means by outsiders.
I am willing to bet Raila wont go to kiambu, ruaka,mucatha,kinoo areas to discourage locals from selling their land where similar thing is happening. Besides its truly retrogressive to discourage development. The price of land has appreciated in kitengela giving locals a windfall that they can use to advance economically. The locals can lease land, enter into partnership with developers where land is their contribution, borrow against the land etc. Its amazing that someone would argue against asset commercialization. Selling the land its just one of the many things the locals can do with it if that's they deem fit.