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    "id": 1074622,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "manufacturing plant, Lanet Airstrip, among other sites that are a requirement under the Urban Areas and Cities Act. At this visit, the Committee undertook to take a tour of the municipality to observe the traffic management within the municipality. The Committee also met the Nakuru County Assembly Speaker and the County Assembly Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development. During the consideration of the matter, the Committee held a total of seven sittings, one study visit to Nakuru and a retreat to consider and adopt its report. The Committee also considered the Report of the ad-hoc Committee that had recommended initially the conferment of city status to Nakuru Municipality. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in addition, the Committee was guided by the provisions of the law, especially Article 184 and Sections 3, 5, 8 and 60 of the Urban Areas and Cities Act No. 13 of 2011. The Committee further extended its mandate and considered the local cities which are Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu and also did a comparative study on the conferment of city status in the Philippines and the United Kingdom. If you read the Report, you will find that the process of conferment of city status varies from one jurisdiction to the other but in our case, we have very clear guidance in the Urban Areas and Cities Act. In considering all matters pertaining to this request, the Committee made the following observations: (i) That the Nakuru Municipality population of 367,183 surpasses the required threshold of 250,000 as per the criteria set in the Urban Areas and Cities Act. (ii) That the local revenue generated in the past three financial years, demonstrated the capacity and potential of Nakuru in revenue generation and collection and that it could sustain its operations as per the criteria set in the relevant statute."
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