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    "id": 1291618,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1291618/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I strongly support this Motion. There is no greater urgency to debunk the lie that our towns are not ripe for city status than to give you the example of the Republic of Estonia. Estonia has a population of 1.3 million people only. It has the following cities; Tallinn with a population 450,000 people, Tartu, population of 97,000, Parnu with a population of 40,000 and Sillamäe with a population of 12,000 people. This lie of insisting that our towns should acquire city status only if they have reached a population of over 250,000 people is the old school of thinking. A city should be based on the infrastructure. If a county government is able, the way Gov. (Prof.) Peter Anyang’-Nyong’o, who used to sit there, has done to Kisumu County in six short years, allow those people to have their city. A population of 750,000 is the population of a Baltic state. As I have given you an example of a Baltic state, Estonia has many cities. We should support Eldoret. It is ripe, it has got land, an international airport, first class hotels and more importantly, it has the opportunity for investment. What is going to spoil Eldoret is if you deny them this opportunity to climb to city status--- You know, Eldoret is surrounded by people who multiply day and night---"
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