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    "id": 764971,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mbarire",
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        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
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    "content": "acceptable quality in urban areas; and mainstreaming of urban safety, security and disaster risk management in urban planning and development. The guiding principles of the policy include participatory urban planning development and governance, equity in access to resources and opportunities, efficiency in resource use and service provision; socio-economic and environmental sustainability and inclusivity – that is cities and urban areas that cater for all segments of urban residents, including marginalised and vulnerable groups. Other guiding principles include good governance and connectivity – that is, urban areas that have synergies amongst the counties, national and global urban system – in order to ensure liveability of urban areas so that they can have good infrastructure and services that secure clean and green energy. In conclusion, Kenyan urbanisation is dominated by five large urban areas, namely; Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu Nakuru and Eldoret. The above five urban centers account for the bulk of urban population and around 70 per cent of GDP, raising the country’s productivity, concentration of economies and increasing household welfare through social mobility and human development. It is secondary towns that are growing more rapidly, hence the need for urgent intervention and need for the National Urban Development Policy to harness the potential benefits of urbanisation and mitigate its negative consequences. In this regard, I request that this House adopts Sessional Paper No.6 of 2016 on the National Urban Development Policy. With those remarks, I beg to move and call upon Hon. Maoka Maore to second this Motion."
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