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    "content": "come from a county where I worked. I saw the very small percentage of money that went to counties and the amount that went into development because a lot of that money then tends to go into paying personnel. So, by doing this, my concern then becomes; are we increasing the financial burden on the counties at the expense of development money and what really is the necessity in doing this? Those are just a few of my concerns and I hope the relevant Committee will consider that as they proceed with the Bill. In general, I am in support of the Bill and hopefully, we will see a few of those amendments. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take the case of Nakuru County, for example. I have been looking forward to the day that Nakuru Town becomes a city. I know that is contradictory but at the same time, it is one of the cities with very high population. So, I note with gratitude that under this category, obviously then, Nakuru Town would be a city. However, I do not think that we should make laws just for our interests but for that of the country at large. As we move in that direction, let us do that by increasing the populations of the units and not by reducing them so that then we do not have a lot of financial implications that the counties will be unable to meet. I recall in the County Governments Act, there were also very many structures that were set up at the village level.You would have a county wanting to set those up but would not have the money to pay the people required to manage that unit. So, as we continue to add these burdens to counties, we must do so having really thought through it,especially from the financial aspect, of what kind of a burden these counties will have to meet. Having said all that, I second the Urban Areas and Cities (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 4 of 2017)."
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