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    "content": "enthusiastic about creation of municipalities. In our country, the difficult thing about developing of cities and urban areas is that we put up structures without planning. Mr. Speaker, Sir, although this law requires that there should be an integrated development plan, it is never in place, and if it is, it is not well-considered or well- articulated. So, we are dealing with a problem of bad planning or lack of planning after the event. Instead, we should begin with planning so that we develop our environment in a way that it is a pleasant place to live in and where people can be provided with the essential services. This would be a trendsetter and a good precedent for this Petition to come to the Senate so that the Senate can advise governors and county governments on what to consider. If the Petition is committed to the committee, they should not just look at Maralal Town, they should look at the issue broadly in order to advise other counties and governors on how to classify some of these areas as municipalities or cities, for that matter. That function is not with the county governments. The national Government and the President has to play a role when you want to create a city. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the First Schedule to this Bill, you will find that even some of the municipalities that we have today do not actually qualify. You will find what they are required to provide in terms of facilities in the Bill on page 25. It is quite a long list of what municipalities - not aspire to be - but what they should have in place in order to qualify to be a municipality. I support this Petition and hopefully, it will serve other counties and governors so that we have a model that can be used to built on the Constitution, the County Governments Act and the Urban Areas and Cities Act. Thank you."
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