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    "content": "Further, Hon. Senators, I wish to report to the Senate that pursuant to Standing Order No.48(3), I received a Message from the Clerk of the County Assembly of Kiambu. The Message, dated 24th June, 2025, transmits a resolution of the County Assembly of Kiambu to the effect that the County Assembly of Kiambu, taking into consideration recommendations of the County Assembly, Central Committee on County Planning and Urbanization, in its report on the proposed conferment of city status to Thika Municipality in Kiambu County, laid on the table of the County Assembly on Thursday, 19th June, 2025. Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 8(4) of the Urban Areas of Cities Act, 2011, resolved to confer the status of a city to Thika Municipality in Kiambu County. Hon. Senators, the following documents were annexed to the letter transmitting the resolution to the County Assembly- (1) The Order Paper for the County Assembly of Kiambu of a special sitting on Thursday, 19th of June, 2025 at 9.00 a.m. (2) The HANSARD Report for the County Assembly special sitting. (3) The report of the County Assembly of Kiambu, Central Committee on County Planning and Urbanization on conferment of city status to Thika municipality. Further, vide a letter Reference CAK/1/19/10, Volume 2(15), dated the 3rd July, 2025, the County Assembly also forwarded to the Clerk of the Senate the report of the AdHoc Committee constituted by the Governor of Kiambu County to consider the application by the Board of the Thika Municipality for conferment of city status to the municipality. Hon. Senators, Section 8(6) of the Urban Areas and Cities Act, Cap. 275, provides as follows- “1. The Board of Municipality may, upon a resolution, apply to the County Executive Committee for consideration for the conferment of city status. 2. Where the Executive Committee approves the application, the County Governor shall constitute an Ad Hoc Committee to consider the recommendation and advice as appropriate. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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