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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was, of course, the question of the calibre of councillors and officers appointed to run the councils. Therefore, capacity building in various areas was an important feature. One of the problems that we encountered was that of being unable to supply even basic commodities like water to informal settlements such as Kayole, Kariobangi, Mathare, Kasarani, amongst others. These areas required clean water supply. So, what has happened is that the LAFTF has not been properly utilised. The City Council of Nairobi, for instance, had the capacity to collect levies amounting to between Kshs350 million to Kshs400 million per month from rates and other sources, but they were unable to do so. They were only collecting about Kshs90 million per month. At some time, when I pushed them, as the Minister for Local Government, they were able to collect up to Kshs250 million per month, and they had the capacity to collect up to Kshs350 million. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if they collected that kind of money monthly, they should have been able to create a fund at the level of Kshs4.8 billion to Kshs6 billion. They are already owed Kshs6 billion, in addition to the Kshs6 billion they are able to collect. So, the Nairobi City Council should never look to the Government for any subvention, because they have the capacity to generate their own income. Again, the Committee should be looking for ways and means of enabling local authorities to raise their funds in order to be able to sustain their operations. If you add their collection to the LATF money that they get, they will have more than adequate funds that they may require in order to offer good services."
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