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    "id": 783515,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "I do not even want to mention Kisumu and Nakuru because, at least, it is easy to manage traffic in Kisumu and Nakuru--- Those of us who have been in Eldoret will agree with me that managing traffic in Eldoret sometimes becomes a nightmare. Therefore, the fundamental question we are asking is whether we will be coming up with pieces of legislation for each and every metropolitan area in this country. It would have been more decent and time-saving, if we looked at all the areas we could classify as metropolitan areas so that we have one piece of legislation. Having many pieces of legislation becomes very difficult even when you want to refer to them. That is the question that needs to be addressed. The other question that probably needs to be addressed is really about understanding this Bill critically. I have seen that the proposed membership of council includes the Cabinet Secretaries responsible for transport and the National Treasury. We also have the Governors of Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Kajiado and Murang’a. First of all, having these Governors to form a body to manage anything, to me, is a waste of time. Knowing the Governors, the way they think, their time and their orientation, I wonder whether they will make any difference in terms of correcting the problems that are in this city. Secondly, I am asking myself why it is important to bring the Governor of Murang’a to the Council. I am trying to look at the boundaries and how they are connected to Nairobi. Kajiado, Machakos and Kiambu Counties are connected to Nairobi. Maybe, my geography is very poor. Someone needs to cite to me how Murang’a is connected to Nairobi. Or is it connected through association to Kiambu? In that case, Narok County is also connected to Nairobi in a way. I do not understand why the Bill seeks to bring in Murang’a County and not Narok County. Maybe, someone needs to explain to me. Did someone just sit somewhere and decided for us which areas, they would imagine, have more interest and more stakes. I know that originally, quite a number of people I would call “immigrants” came and settled in Nairobi. I know there is quite a large number of people in Nairobi whose original homeland is Murang’a. That does not qualify Murang’a to be part of Nairobi Metropolitan, because that is a very debatable point. We need to carry out a census to determine which counties need to fall here. That is a fundamental issue that needs to be addressed, going forward. Hon. Speaker, the other fear that I think many of us have is whether this Bill is an attempt to create the Ministry that used to be headed by the late Hon. Mutula Kilonzo – the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan? We are wondering whether this could be an attempt to create that Ministry, through the backdoor, and give it some responsibility. I am speaking to Nairobi voters. I am not campaigning against anyone. This Bill is an indictment that Nairobi voters have not been able to hold their leaders to account, especially the Governors. This is a complete failure of the Nairobi County Government. We created the County Government of Nairobi to manage some of the things that I see here. The County Government of Nairobi is one of the very few cities in this country which have administrative units, and with the largest budget in this country. Many have argued that Nairobi should not have been a County but we made it one with a Governor. However, we have been disappointed. It is not just about the current Government; it is from the Government which came to Office in 2013 which was a total failure. We now have another Government which has also failed totally. We now think we can cure the problem by creating another body, which in my view, we may not. We will end up being frustrated. The voters of Nairobi need to be very--- By the way, if I happen to be campaigning for anybody so be it. This is because if someone else can provide these services, it is better. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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