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    "content": "Nairobi City County to be under the national Government, I was for a long time the sole voice refuting that. We gave a presentation to the task force at Laico Regency. When those Senators and Members of National Assembly who at that time were perceived to be pro-BBI were called to Naivasha. I made another passionate appeal, that if devolution is the best gift to Kenyans, why would you deny 10 per cent of Kenyans who are the residents of Nairobi this best gift? It was almost because of the sins of two people that millions of Nairobians would be disenfranchised forever. Episode one of devolution did not work in Nairobi. Episode two was not working and went to season 2.1 with the NMS. We did not get it right then, but we will get it right. Nairobi will get it right. That is why I keep on saying in my mantra that let us make Nairobi work. We can make it work. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this transfer of functions from Nairobi City County to the national Government that culminated in a deed of transfer was extremely necessary at that point. I remember the High Court had given a ruling on governors who were facing charges and not being able to discharge their duties. At that point, our governor, my good friend, Hon. Sonko, was facing charges. To add to the complication, he did not have a deputy. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there was no one to execute the executive functions that needed a governor to sign off. The county was grinding to a halt on many functions. People in construction sector will tell you that building approvals and plans were not being approved because meetings could not be held. Many aspects were not working. So, we said that we needed to take a stop gap measure or intervention that will keep Nairobi rolling and moving. I remember that I was involved in that process by the Executive. I gave suggestions and many of them found themselves to the deed of transfer. Of course, I was told not be seen anywhere near State House during the time it was signed because the minute the persons signing would see me, they would reverse. They thought it was a trap, but it was not. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Nairobi needed that first aid. However, it now needs radical surgery moving forward. The NMS came in. It is a cocktail of hits and misses. They have been good in certain aspects and have not excelled in others. They have done very well in the aspects of brick and mortar in some parts of Nairobi. I commend them. If you look at the roads in certain parts of the city, they have been paved. The planning approvals are going through and certain markets have been done. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is the matter of the social infrastructure, welfare and people‟s livelihoods, they have not done very well. People do not want a machine to run a city. Sen. M. Kajwang‟ is an Information Technology (IT) expert. He will tell you that we have Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that can replace Senators, Members of Parliament (MPs) and other leadership. It can do legislation and run counties. However, people want leadership that they can see, touch, feel and that can listen to them. That is why we have had demolitions in many places. That is why the garbage menace has come back. That is why we have hospitals that are structures, but without doctors who are motivated to treat patients with no drugs."
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