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    "content": "history of Nairobi, it was for possibility of fires. That if you have a fire, the fire brigades can get water for emergencies. This is the same with Uhuru Park and others. As we debate some of these issues we should go out there and talk about the things that are affecting the people of Nairobi. I did 10 ablution blocks in 2006 through the Lottery Club of Lang’ata and 14 others in Mathare. Mathare is an amazing place. It has law that is not Kenyan. They do what they want and they pollute the river. There are people who are doing some things on the river and nobody touches them. If you go to our major towns even in Nairobi, for example, Dagoretti Corner, you will not find a functioning public toilet. I am glad Nairobi City County has tarmacked Dagoretti Corner. Now if you cannot do sanitation, what is the point of planning the big buildings? Sanitation for women and Persons with Disability (PWDs) is urgent. If you go to major cities in the world, those who have travelled, you find that in every place there is a public facility for mothers with children, others separately for PWDs. If you go to the majority of buildings in this country, they do not comply with the Persons with Disabilities Act. There are no ramps or facilities for people who cannot walk or are using crutches. Just like the Disaster Management Policy or the Land Policy, then signed by Sen. Orengo when he was Minister in 2009, would this not be an opportunity for the Senate? Urban planning is part of the functions of counties. This is an opportunity for us to come up with a Bill. Gov. (Prof) Anyang’-Nyong’o who used to sit here with us - now Governor for Kisumu County - has taken it upon himself to appoint a city manager. Nairobi, just like any other city, should have a city manager. Somebody we can call here and ask him or her questions about the management of this city. We should strive to make sure Nyamakima, Muthurwa and many markets in Nairobi and other places like Wote become centers of doing good business by making sure there is no dumping. Sen. Sakaja, I am surprised that it is such a big deal when the Senator of Nairobi clears garbage. Why is it news when the Governor clears garbage? Is that not supposed to be ordinary work? Why do we allow garbage to pile up in Eastleigh Section Four and in Mukuru Kwa Njenga that it becomes a mountain hill and then when you clear it you want people to clap for you? As we debate policy there are certain minimum standards that have not been complied with. Madam Temporary speaker, under the Urban Areas and Cities Act - and I address Sen. Sakaja - under Section 10, the management of the city of Nairobi is a function both of the national Government and county government. Nairobi County being the centre that gives this country and generates 60per cent of the Gross Domestic Product should not look like this. When I say “shame on you national government and county government”; it is because they have failed to comply with the law. It is not Governor Sonko’s job alone, it is part of the work of the national government because this is where the centre of power is. We should have drainages. When it rains for ten minutes in Nairobi you might think Noah is going to come. We have floods in ten minutes. Sen. Sakaja, as soon as the floods go, we have water rationing. How do you want to grow a city that rations water? We have no water running in our taps and now a category of Kenyans called “Water The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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