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    "id": 764969,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/764969/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mbarire",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 78,
        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
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    "content": "Kenya is rapidly urbanising with over a third of its population residing in urban areas. The devolved system of governance with the establishment of county headquarters has also triggered increased urbanisation. The anticipated demographic, social and economic changes brought about by devolution and rapid urbanisation called for a national urban development policy. The high rate of urbanization in the country has a profound impact on the way people live, work, socialise and do business, and it continues to exert pressure on the Government to meet the needs of growing urban populations. Several initiatives have indicated that managing urban development is a national priority. Some of the challenges facing urban areas include inadequate infrastructure and services, poor housing, environmental degradation, high rate of unemployment, increased prevalence of urban poverty and inequality. It is, therefore, important that we begin to look for ways of facing those challenges and mitigating them. This is because urban areas contribute to a great extent to the growth of our economy. Despite those challenges, we know that urban areas continue to play a critical role in national development and contribute about 70 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is, therefore, important to harness the potential of urbanisation as a vehicle for economic development while addressing the challenges in urban centers as highlighted in Kenya Vision 2030."
}