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    "id": 1074697,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "This has been delayed because Nakuru should have been a city long before the 2019 application. For some of us who knew Nakuru from when we were young, we attended almost every Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) Show while in high school and even when we were employed. We knew Nakuru as a city that was second to Nairobi City. I come from Rift Valley and Nakuru Town was our headquarters. It is what brings together North and South Rift. Our Provisional Commissioner (PC) administered from Nakuru Town. Nakuru has had a big name without being called a city. I congratulate the people and leaders of Nakuru County for preparing well for this position. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the city status is important. When I went to the East African Community (EAC) as a Member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), I found amazing documentation there. It even showed inter-city competition and comparisons. I agree with what Sen. Wako said about Nakuru being the cleanest town. In fact, the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation (EAR&H) had considered Nakuru as the best and most friendly Railway Station. Nakuru has had a lot. The only thing I wish to urge the leadership of Nakuru is to bring back the old image. The Nakuru we knew was extremely cosmopolitan as far as elected leaders was concerned. Bring back the Nakuru that was friendly to everybody. We want to bring back that image. I know when a place grows in population, then we lose a lot if we are not prepared as a far as facilities are concerned. I believe Nakuru can bring back its image and we have already seen it. The old Railway Station in Nakuru has been cleaned so much such that you can now see it even from the highway. I congratulate the leadership of Nakuru County. With our sister here who has been talking about the international airport, we also urge them to carry on and request the Government to move further and give Nakuru County the international airport. There are flower farms very close to Nakuru and do not need to transport their flowers to Nairobi City for export. There are a lot of flowers for export in Eldama Ravine and around Nakuru. There are many export goods that can exit through Nakuru to the international market. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, I know we are next in line. We have already named Eldoret the County of Champions and I believe we are next. We have just been waiting for Nakuru to move out of the way. Since Nakuru is out of the way, we can now prepare ourselves and come here. We know city status is important for any town or upgrading of a town. It is because it attracts a different client. The kind of tourists that will now flow into Nakuru will be different. Nakuru was known for flamingoes from the 1950s in the colonial days. We need to prepare it for the kind of tourists that will be attracted to this kind of facilities."
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