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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill. If amended to factor in all the proposals that a number of my colleagues have talked about, it will be a very good Bill. You realize that we have already devolved over 47 centres that are going to be urban centres and the Governors have to be guided on how to implement this. Light should be shed on the policy in terms of managing, organizing and even planning for those particular cities. In any case, I love it because of the fact that the Bill is giving a guide on the type of people who will manage those centres. In my view, there is no better Bill that is going to guide the counties like this Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have been complaining about congestion and non- collection of garbage in Nairobi City. The facilities in Nairobi are already overstretched. There is rural-urban migration of people in search of jobs who, upon arriving in the city, find no places to stay. That is the reason why we have very big slums surrounding Nairobi. In addition, we have a lot of congestion not only in housing, but also in traffic, which causes pollution. A lot of basic facilities are being overstretched. For instance, we stay in houses where there is water shortage, sometimes there are power blackouts and so many basic and necessary services like medical facilities are also overstretched. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our country has been independent for over 50 years and we have areas that have been marginalized because they have never been considered in terms of proper infrastructure. For example, they do not have electricity. If this Bill is passed, it will give guidance to those areas to receive the necessary infrastructure, proper schools, recreational centres and medical facilities. This way, we will be assisting to decongest the big cities and people will be looking for jobs around those centres. This Bill is worth supporting. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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