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"speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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"content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a Bill that has originated from the National Assembly. I hope some of the technical points will be canvassed by the Committee chaired by the Senator for Embu County. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the history of the growth of our towns and urban centres, their planning and the zoning of Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru - which we used to be told was one of the best planned and cleanest town in Kenya – Kisumu - if you fly over Kisumu you see the ring road, avenues, estates - estates like Milimani for wadosi, industrial area and commercial centre. The planning was very admirable. Towns grow and are planned. Most big cities in the world have evolved largely along lakes, rivers, highways and ports. I have had the privilege to visit what are commonly called textbook cities. They are planned properly from zero to a city. They include Brasilia, the new capital of Brazil, Lilongwe in Malawi, Abuja in Nigeria, Dodoma in Tanzania, Milton Kents in the United Kingdom and Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan which is one of the best planned cities I have ever visited. There are also cities that grew slowly but surely into megacities such as London, Nairobi, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, New York and others. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, even where they grew that way, there must be some degree and element of planning. Unless planning, regulation, zoning and management of these cities is done, there will be chaos. There will be inability of either the government at the national or county level to provide services. Regrettably, out there in the countryside, anybody whose land borders the road wakes up in the morning and builds a hotel, bar, garage or anything. Those who carry out planning are just watching. In the countryside, there is a shop in a place like here and another in Westlands by way of distance and yet another in Rironi. People are continuing to build such shopping centres. The danger is that the moment such commercial centres are set up, the authorities are obligated to provide the services. There must be electricity, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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