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    "id": 837573,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/837573/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "The other thing which is important, and which I think we need to support as a House, is the requirement that before governors categorise those urban areas as markets, towns or cities, they should consult the CS in charge of that particular area. I think that consultation is very important. Otherwise, the way some of us do our things when we are given a chance to do them without consultation, we, at times, get out of control. It is important that there is a discussion between the national Government and county governments even as we agree on the classification. The population figures of 250,000 for cities, at least 50,000 for municipalities, 10,000 for towns and 2,000 for markets are reasonable. The earlier figures would make it hard to achieve more than the three cities we have. With this new classification, we are likely to get a number of municipalities joining the class of cities, which will be good for this country. I think these figures are reasonable and it is important that we support them. For example, my own town of Kitui is now a municipality and, if you seriously insist on the figure of 50,000 plus, it might not achieve the status of a municipality. But the fact that now it is a county headquarters and with the new amendment being proposed by the Committee that any town hosting a county headquarters be classified as a municipality, then to some extent it will qualify. The figures are now a bit reasonable. The earlier figures were too high to be achieved. The other important thing is the proposed fund. For some of those towns to be developed, you require a lot of resources. For example, as we talk now, Kitui Town has no sewer line. This is very critical to a town which is developing. It even discourages investors because they cannot do it in a town which has no sewer line. So, when a fund like this is created, it will help us in developing things like sewer lines and low-cost housing for the people who live in urban areas. The last thing I want to say - because I can see my time is running out - is about capacity building. The people who manage these…"
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