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"speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
"speaker_title": "The Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development",
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"content": " Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution. First, I want to commend the Chairman, Mr. Kapondi, for a job well done. I think this Committee could not have had a better Chairman than Freddy. This is because he has experienced what he has written about. It is on record that he is among the first people who were elected when he was in remand. That shows that the people of his constituency have confidence in him. No wonder the Committee Members elected him the Chairman. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the Committee that also supervises Nairobi Metropolitan Development. That is why I had to come all the way from Athi River, where I was handing over fire fighting equipment to Mavoko Municipal Council to come and support this Motion. It is very clear that Cap. 265 that governs local authorities needs thorough amendment and review. One of the reasons the local authorities are not performing is because the mayors and chairpersons are elected by councillors. They, therefore, hold them hostage to their needs. Any time the mayor makes a decision that the councillors do not want, they say: \"We will see you in the next elections\". We need to remove that so that mayors are elected directly by the people of the area. That would make them accountable to the people and the process will be transparent. There is one municipality which is very notorious; Mombasa Municipal Council. Anytime they have elections, some tycoons take councillors to Dubai. Others take them"
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