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    "id": 783613,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Jonah Mwangi",
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        "legal_name": "Jonah Mburu Mwangi",
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    "content": "Nairobi as being a sitting room for all the residents. Some people think that Kisumu should be given the same while we are all in Nairobi, as parliamentarians. Machakos, Kiambu and Kajiado are bedrooms. The population of Nairobi during the day is about six million. It is about three million people at night. The 50 per cent of the people living in Nairobi get out of Nairobi at night. We need an authority that is devoid of politics. You remember that during the last regime, all the matatus started coming up to Moi Avenue because of politics. The Governor wants to feel like a hero and control the matatu industry. That is why I feel we need this Authority, which will be devoid of politics. It will plan Nairobi in an organised way. I am looking at goods coming from Mombasa. We need a system whereby this Authority will be responsible. Why are we offloading these goods? Some come by rail while others come by road. How are we offloading those goods to Nairobi? Nairobi is the biggest consumer in this country. We are over 60 per cent contributors of GDP of the country. So, the system should be governed by an authority that is not politicking daily. I am looking at planning and budget making. The Government is able to allocate a big budget to build the road network in the whole of Nairobi. When people say that Nairobi has 17 MPs, that is wrong. I heard an MP say that there are 17 MPs in Nairobi. About 70 per cent of the Eastern Bypass is out of Nairobi. About 70 per cent of the Southern Bypass is out of Nairobi. We have the other Upper Eastern Bypass that is coming from Mlolongo to Kilimambogo. The whole 100 per cent of it is out of Nairobi City but, its main purpose is to reduce traffic in Nairobi and make the economy of Nairobi grow faster. I highly support the creation of this Authority. It should be given a huge budget. All of us are wasting time on these small roads. Some roads come from Athi River while others come from Kiambu. Mine comes from Lari. When we look at the big four agenda of the President, we have affordable housing as one of them. Those houses will not be built in the centre of this City. They will be built out of this City. With this road network, it will be easier to access the city. Others will be built in Konza. Others will be built in Makueni. Others will be built in Limuru and Lari. How do those people get to Nairobi? How will the concerned governors coordinate those activities so that we have a good network for Nairobi? Will each governor give his budget for the road network in Nairobi? I highly support the creation of the proposed authority because it will create ease of movement in the City of Nairobi. I support."
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