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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. First, I would like to congratulate the Minister and Assistant Minister for the work that July 16, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1901 they have done, so far, and the brilliant ideas in their proposal. Even though, I know that they will meet some big challenges from local authorities around this City. I believe that the Minister is up to the task. I also believe that this Ministry needs to have an enforcement section. There was a proposal to have a metropolitan police unit in this area. I believe some of the challenges that need police intervention will be handled by this unit. The biggest challenge in the Ministry will be co- ordination, because some of the local authorities and politicians have been doing that work alone, and they would like to continue doing the same. It is my belief that if we have an enforcement section and a representation of metropolitan officers in all the wards, there will be co-ordination. I, therefore, call upon the Minister to remember that there is a lot of manpower required in the form of planners and representation in the various wards. We know very well that we have a shortage of planners. Therefore, the Ministry will also have to go to an extra mile to employ some people and sponsor them to join some of the colleges that offer planning courses. The money allocated to cater for the transport system is not sufficient. For example, we have started opening up the by-passes, but the Kshs750 million which has been proposed is not sufficient to complete them. The by-passes as they stand, will go to a great extent in opening up the metropolitan areas, and ease the traffic jam that we are experiencing now. Therefore, it is very important that they be completed. We know very well that for us to succeed, we need to have a 24-hour economy in the City. Therefore, we need to improve the security, so that our people can do business 24-hour. This will create jobs for our employed youth. There is also a big challenge in the solid waste management and sewerage system. We know very well that, so far, the solid waste in Nairobi is not managed properly. So, we need the Ministry to take urgent measures to co-ordinate the work being done, so far, by the Nairobi City Council and the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources. We would like to see them managing our solid waste and sewerage systems in a manner that will cater for the metropolis. So far, there is no management at the Dandora dump site which is taking care of the solid waste. This is a pathetic situation that needs urgent attention from the Minister. So far, there are so many people in Dandora who are experiencing chest diseases because of that dump site. Therefore, it calls for urgent measures from the Minister. Having been a resident of Nairobi and a Deputy Mayor in this City, I know that this Ministry cannot succeed without co-ordinating matters with the Nairobi City Council (NCC). I think some laws need to be changed, so that some of the metropolitan officers can be represented in the NCC operations. In fact, they should go to an extent of having an office at the NCC, so that all the projects that are implemented using the Local Authorities Transfer Fund (LATF) money can be co-ordinated by the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development together with the NCC. We know very well that there are also some funds that go to the constituencies through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). We need some officers to represent the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development, so that there can be co-ordination. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, so far, this is a brilliant idea. I think it will go to a great extent of improving the picture of Nairobi. We know very well that our slum areas are not organized at all. I am happy that the Minister has proposed to improve the slum areas. This will go to a great extent also of improving the image of Nairobi. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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