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    "id": 1074786,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1074786/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1046,
        "legal_name": "Kithure Kindiki",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we did the Urban Areas and Cities Act amendments two or three years ago, we indicated that counties which did not have headquarters and which are being supported by the national Government to put up headquarters such as Tharaka Nithi, Taita Taveta, Isiolo, Tana River and Nyandarua that their county headquarters automatically become municipalities. It was some form of affirmative action for these counties. We hope that the programme that is in place from the national Government and international development partners, such as World Bank, especially the Kenya Urban Support Programme, does not discriminate and push all the money to the big cities, like Nakuru, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu which are upcoming for similar status and forget these places which were elevated to ensure that they also have credible county headquarters. I am arguing for some kind of affirmative action so that these five counties, which did not have headquarters can also have their headquarters increased by pumping more resources regardless of the status of the municipality. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to belabour this too much. I will only say two other points and I end my submission. The first one is to thank the Senator for Nakuru County, Sen. Kihika, who has been consistent and committed to ensure that Nakuru is elevated to city status. She has lobbied many of us and I am one of those people she has lobbied. I want to assure the people of Nakuru that they are ably represented before this House. Having said that, I want to say one last thing which is, however beautiful this idea is and however the county government of Nakuru has tried to support this---"
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