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    "id": 1299419,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen (Dr.) Oburu",
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    "content": "(Dr.) Khalwale and Sen. Cherarkey enjoy interrupting me and trying to divert my thoughts. Eldoret has magnificent hotels. I thought there was only a Sirikwa Hotel because after Mahindi Hotel I used to go to Sirikwa. However, I have gone there now and there are others that are equally good. They are not high class, but they are comfortable. The first time we stayed in the Red Cross hotel, the other time when we were with you, I enjoyed golf in Eldoret. I am a golfer and I stayed in a hotel with a golf course. This hotel has some unique features. There is a river that meanders around the golf course. It is clean and not like the Nairobi River. This is a good feature that the County Government of Uasin Gishu is taking care of the environment. We want that river to be clean so that people can use the water for consumption. I do not want to state anything more. Nonetheless, when we went for public participation, we found some opposition from within the county. Some people opposed the conferment of Eldoret Municipality to city status. They were opposing it because they thought the city would take their agricultural land. We convinced them that the city would bring quality to their land. First, it will attract more industries, which will transform their land. Secondly, modern cities do not expand exponentially, but upwards. So, the many high-rise buildings that will be built in Eldoret will not necessary consume their land. However, when it consumes their land, the value of land will go up. The farmers are going to benefit even more if they sell that land to the city. They have very little to worry about because either way, they will gain from Eldoret obtaining city status. Madam Temporary Speaker, I can see the light is almost going off. I do not want to consume all my time. I would like to end there and urge the House to support Eldoret getting the city status because it is going to be a service to all people. It is not only the people of Eldoret and of that region, but it will be economic asset for the whole country of Kenya. With those few remarks, Sen. Cherarkey, we are not supporting because the President comes from there, although, that is also a plus. We are supporting it because it deserves city status."
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