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    "id": 1291615,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "development plan which is integrated. The planning ensures that the municipality of the proposed city is orderly on the ground. Planning is about organising the space. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, another criterion spelt out is that Eldoret has the capacity to generate sufficient revenue. The essence of the Urban Areas and Cities Act is that the urban areas will be self-sustaining. They will be able to generate revenue and in return, sink back this revenue in giving the services to the residents of the city. Another criterion is that the municipality is able to effectively and efficiently manage their services. Efficiency and effectiveness are key to the residents of these municipalities. It is not only enough that the municipalities will be collecting revenue from the residents of the urban areas; as they collect this revenue, as I said earlier, it must be sunk back in the services offered. The residents must have adequate water, roads must be built, and there must be improved health facilities, streetlights and sewerage plants in place. As this Report shows, all that has been spelled out. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is not enough that the urban areas are focused only on the incomes that are generated, but a clear roadmap must be given for all the services expected by the residents in these urban centers. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I second the conferment of city status to the Municipality of Eldoret. Thank you."
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