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    "id": 1165730,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "County Executives must scratch their heads and see what they can do with the land in the county to ensure it is productive and has sustainable development. Land is a key factor of production. There are many ways in which land can be utilized. For instance, land that is viable in counties can be used to construct houses which can then be mortgaged, sold out or can just be rented out by the county. That can be a sustainable way of earning an income. County Executives should maximally utilize land in counties. This Bill states that it allows regional counties to pull their resources together and do development. Different counties can come up with a sustainable way of generating money. For example, they can start housing projects together and ensure money collected as rent is shared equitably between the two county governments. The Bill is clear on how this money can be shared. The Bill allows for an agreement in a situation where county ‘a’ and county ‘b’ have decided that they are going to have a certain development together and that they are going to share the resources equitably. The Bill also states that if the counties have disagreements, there is a way in which disputes can be resolved in counties. The term of the current county executives is coming to an end. I hope that the next county executives will explore the various ways of ensuring that they are utilizing the land that is in the counties to ensure that land is productive because land is a powerful factor of production. Madam Deputy Speaker, there is an issue that has come out clearly about labour. People are gifted differently. We have some people who are good at carpentry or constructing houses in counties. It is not the person who bids to be a constructor that can make good houses. County Executives should look for a way of ensuring that the labour in the counties is utilized. There are people who are skillful in the counties. Some people may have not gone to schools, but they are talented. For example, when you go to Kibera, you will find good architects and constructors who have not gone to school. They have earned their skills through experience and they build good houses. When educated contractors are awarded construction tenders, they do not do the work. The work is done by people who are hands on who you will be found in the counties. Madam Deputy Speaker, fishermen may not have gone to school, but they have skills in fishing. County governments should identify such people give them jobs. This Bill will stop rural-urban migration. If they are managed properly, people will be busy and earn an income in their counties. People migrate to urban centres to eke a living."
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