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    "id": 1472749,
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    "speaker_name": "Embakasi West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mark Mwenje",
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        "legal_name": "George Theuri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thank the Chairman of the Committee for his response. I can confirm some of the details because since I raised the question, there has been relief to those members and, more specifically, to Umoja II residents. They were compensated both financially and non-food items by the county so that they can rebuild their businesses and get back on their feet. The only issue I would like to add to some of those issues he has mentioned, is the issue of the modern markets. As he has proposed, I hope the Chairman of the Committee will engage the Department of Planning so that when we do those modern markets, they are done in a constructive manner to ensure that they are accessible. This is because some of those places where those modern markets are, are not accessible. Additionally, some of the modern markets can be done using containers or materials such as metal and mabatis . This can happen if there is consultation and given guidelines that would help us. I would also like to bring to the attention of the Chairman of the Committee that we also had another fire just yesterday. One of the issues that I raised, even with the President recently, is that the Nairobi City County constituencies are not sub-counties and so, they have less deputy county commissioners (DCCs). On Monday, the President sat down with the entire administration and agreed that every constituency should be a sub-county. If the Chairman of the Committee can ensure that, that happens in Nairobi, it will ensure that we have 17 DCCs in relation to the 17 constituencies. That way, we can ensure that those areas have hydrants where water can be collected. In most cases, there can be a fire in Mukuru or Umoja II but the fire truck has to go somewhere else to get water and then come back to the scene. By the time it comes back, the fire has already spread. If we can ensure that the directive by the President is followed, then I can assure the Chairman that we will respond faster to those incidences within Nairobi and ensure that that we change the face of Nairobi. It will also ensure that services and the relief efforts reach the ground. There will also be compliance in those areas where roads have been blocked for accessibility for fire engines and relief measures. If you can have those DCCs resident in their various constituencies, that will assist. I thank the Chairman because I know the personal efforts that he took to make those phone calls. They reacted even before he brought the statement. Relief went to some of those areas. I thank him for the good job that he has done. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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