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    "id": 830002,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support the statement requested by Sen. Sakaja, particularly about Nairobi. As you know, Nairobi is not just a county; it is the Capital City. I saw a conversation that was going round led by Sen. Cheruiyot, about the importance of Nairobi as a Capital City. Although it looked like it got him into trouble, we cannot ignore the dual responsibility of Nairobi as a county and as a Capital City. I keep referring to this issue because when I was a Member of the Taskforce on Devolved Government, we grappled with this issue for long. We grappled with the issue of what relationship Nairobi will have, considering its uniqueness as a county which is the Capital City. This is a situation that is different in many countries of the world that have a devolved system of government. This is because they created the capital cities as different administrative entities. In fact, even Washington DC, which was hived off from Virginia and Maryland, still struggles to date with the fight of taxation without representation. They still complain why they do not have their Senators at the US Senate; and why the do not produce Congressmen in the manner in which other states do. Madam Temporary Speaker, when it came to the infrastructure, we agree and provided, in the Urban Areas and Cities Act, that Nairobi, as a county, shall have an agreement with the national Government on the development of infrastructure and on The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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