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    "id": 677728,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Leader of Minority",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we want to see every planning as Clause 13 provides. There must be proper formulation of county policy on physical planning. There is a lot of money going into the county though it is not enough and that is why those of us in CORD wanted it to be pegged at 45 per cent, but those of you in Jubilee are stuck to 15 per cent of the Budget. We want more money to go to the counties. I want to come to your county one of these days and see that most beautiful urban centre, the Nandi Hills, has been properly planned with proper designated areas. If you go to some countries you will realize that not every city or town must have an industrial area. I believe that was the philosophy behind Mzee Kenyatta’s designation of Thika as a Birmingham of Kenya. Of course, the choice of Thika was self serving though it looked like a good idea. If you went to the United Kingdom (UK), you will see Birmingham was set up as an industrial town away from the bustle and hustle of London which is a centre for finance management and other things. Building along rivers per se is not offensive. If you go to the city of Bangkok, there is a huge river flowing in the middle of the city and most hotels are actually on the embankment of the river. If you go to London, and I am sure that these distinguished Senators have been there, Westminster is on the embankment of River Thames. That in itself is not offensive as long as you are able to control and manage the flow of the river. You must respect the area that you designate to have a greenbelt. You can still build along the river banks and manage the flow of water without any problem. The problem is when we have uncoordinated and unplanned development."
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