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    "id": 783618,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Let us decongest the city. It does not matter whether it is Sonko who is there, or I, Ferdinand Wanyonyi, who is the governor of this City. It is ultimately our duty as legislators to look at this Bill for posterity. I was in Rome about three years ago. There are buses, but there is no congestion at all because their system works. Let us decongest this city. This is a capital city. Someone asked why we cannot do the same to Mombasa. I agree with you, but let us start somewhere. Let us start with Nairobi. If the system works, it will be copied elsewhere. Let us start with Nairobi as a pilot project. I am sure if the system will work in Nairobi, then it will work in other towns. Kisumu, Nakuru and Mombasa, the second largest city, will also work. I support this Bill because there is a sense in it. It does not matter whether the governors or Members of Parliament are going to be in the authority. I want to correct Members. You do not have to be there as a Member of Parliament. You can have your presence there like you have in your National Government – Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) through your representation. All we are saying is this: Let us support this Bill for posterity because we know Nairobi is a very important City and it contributes 60 per cent of the GDP of this country. Do we want to wash it away? It does not make sense. Nairobi contributes about 60 per cent of our GDP which you and I enjoy. Therefore, it is neat for us to protect that source of income for our country. Given that most of the people working here come from outside Nairobi, let us have a system that works. I think this Bill will cure that problem. Those of you who came just the other year know that this place is chaotic. It is not the way it was 20 years ago. If we cannot fix it as legislators, we are running amok."
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