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    "id": 394725,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ongoro",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I have a few key points in my support of this Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to draw your attention to the fact that in the last Parliament and Government, there was the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development that was created. One of the key areas that it was supposed to deal with – and I was an Assistant Minister in that Ministry – was infrastructure development. I remember we networked with key Ministries and line Ministries to ensure that this City is not only upgraded into a metropolis, but comes with the commensurate infrastructure that is required of that kind of a metropolis. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, infrastructure is the bedrock of development. We know that Nairobi City, which is now being upgraded into a metropolis, and by extension the County of Nairobi, provides this country with over 60 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). If we want to sustain that and even upgrade it, so that even other counties can get their fair share of the national revenue, then we have to give a lot of--- We have to give a lot of time and planning to these kinds of proposals. I support Sen. Karaba’s Motion because not only do we need in Nairobi this kind of lanes but we also need to take care of the many pedestrians in Nairobi. In our very wild attempt with my former Minister, the Late Mutula Kilonzo, we talked about how to be shuttling our diplomats when they visit. When somebody comes from Mombasa and he is driving to Nairobi and somebody leaves the Intercontinental Hotel---"
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