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    "id": 1074828,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to contribute to this important Motion that is about my wonderful, beautiful County of Nakuru. I am conflicted, this afternoon, just like my colleagues who have spoken this afternoon. Looking at the bigger picture, Nakuru deserves to be a city just like Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa. It has done well so far and nothing should stop it from being a city. However, the current Governor’s actions in attempting to have Nakuru Municipality conferred to a city status are contrary to what a human being or a leader should do. It breaks my heart to imagine that I will be voting to elevate Nakuru Municipality to a city yet the Governor had to round up 41 street children in the middle of the night using two vehicles that had Nakuru County Government number plates for us to get there. Those children were thrown in Chemasusu Forest. Out of those 41 children, only 36 were recovered. As I stand here pushing for Nakuru Municipality to become a city, the issue of those five children, who were probably eaten by hyenas in Chemasusu Forest, hangs heavily on me as a leader and as a mother. That is one of the reasons as to why I am conflicted on this. I have also watched the Governor displace the matatu groups in Nakuru County. They have been forcibly removed from where they used to operate from in trying to have Nakuru Municipality attain the city status. They were taken to the outskirts of the town and old women now move all over the place because they do not know where they are supposed to board the matatus. Those people were moved to places with no water and toilets. That is inhuman and it is the reason as to why I am conflicted. However, I will not penalize the wonderful people of Nakuru Municipality who deserve a city because the elevation of the municipality will give them a better business environment. Many hotels have closed down and by elevating the municipality to a city,"
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