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    "id": 239904,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. C. Kilonzo",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Mutavi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, I need to thank the Minister for Local Government for the good job he is doing. I want to start with the good example of trying to revert things to where they used to be. A particular case in point is the current programme of beautification of Nairobi City Council. Recently, I visited Lusaka City. Although, they are many years behind Kenya, but that city is properly planned. It is Kenya in the 1960s. This city was beautiful in the 1960s and early 1970s. We need to see what we can do to restore the glory of Nairobi City Council. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you walk in the streets of Nairobi, you can see all signs of a beautiful city, only in the town centre. A beautiful city will attract tourists and investments. However, an ugly city will attract criminals, carjackers, drug traffickers and so on. What is also important is that we ensure that our City is properly planned. The current beautification programme which is being done by Nairobi City Council (NCC) under the Town 2572 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 2, 2006 Clerk is a good job. I cannot remember the last time I saw trees being planted in this City. However, all over you can see trees and flowers being planted, which is very good and encouraging. We have also seen commercial buildings which had never been painted getting painted. Landlords were busy collecting rent but those buildings were not being painted. If you walk around the City, you will see buildings being painted. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are also seeing new pavements and grills along the pavements not to mention the naming of streets. This is good! However, there is more that needs to be done. We still need to demolish a lot of illegal structures in the City. We should not use the excuse that, that is a source of income. This City should be planned. If we are going to allow hawking, then it should be done in particular areas. We do not want to see kiosks all over. I once lived in Buru Buru and in front of my house, there was a kiosk in the compound. Behind me there was one, and there was another one on the side of the kiosk. I feared that they were going to put one above my house. The demolition of unwanted structures currently going on should not be halted. The Minister must remain firm. He should not listen to political leaders of certain political parties. If you are a leader of a political party, like NARC-(K), you have no business going to interfere with the work of another Minister. The example set by Prof. Kibwana was a very bad one. He owes this Minister an apology."
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