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    "content": "are going to have a challenge in our cities which will affect the development in those counties and cities. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this policy was subjected to public participation and different sectors. This is critical. Previously, people would come up with policies and legislations without having public participation. It is important for these policies to be subjected to public participation so that the public is going to also own the process of implementing those policies. Sustainability is very important. If we do not sustain socio-economic and environmental aspects in our country, then we cannot deal with urban development. That has to be considered. Let me now turn to the issue of inclusivity, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You will find that mostly policies take care of the middle class while forgetting about the lower class. We need to have all segments and sectors and all vulnerable groups, for example, the people living with disability, to be also considered in this decision making. For example, we have the People with Disability Act. You will find that most of the buildings are built without considering the people living with disabilities. This is not right because the laws and the Constitution are very clear. The Persons with Disability Act is also very clear. Sometimes a person living with disability wants to climb, maybe to sixth floor. People end up carrying them to 10th or 20th floor which should not happen. Buildings should come up with rams where interests of various groups are considered. The issue of god governance is also very important. Unless we have proper governance in place, the issue of urban development might not be considered. Mr. Speaker, Sir, connectivity is also very important. A lot is happening in the country in terms of connectivity. For example, if I want to go to Wajir from Isiolo, where I come from, Garissa, or Mandera, I do not have to come all the way to Thika to join Garissa and then Mandera. There should be a better way of planning so that we have inter-county connectivity. That will help us to come up with proper development, investment, and good relationships between those counties. For example, Isiolo is going to be a resort city soon. Proper planning has not been done. The land that is supposed to be set aside for the resort city is already not even planned properly. If we do not have proper planning, then we might not implement what we have planned for. This has to be done properly so that the counties can attract investors and ensure that there is connectivity to those areas. This will enable us to deal with so many problems in our counties. Again, there is so much flooding even within the counties. People have actually built their houses within drainage systems. A very good example is Isiolo County. Whenever it rains, all the homes are swept away. This is clearly as a result of not having proper planning. As a country, this policy is very useful and important to us. For us to develop, we need to come up with proper polices that will guide us for the proper planning of our urban cities and counties. I support the Motion."
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