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    "id": 837659,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sirisia, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Waluke",
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        "legal_name": "John Waluke Koyi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to speak. This Bill is long overdue. It is important that it has come from the Senate because if you observe from 2010 till today, it is long overdue. When you talk about urban areas and cities, this country needs proper planning. The population suggested of about 10,000 to 20,000 people is good. Public participation in this Bill must be observed keenly. It is very urgent that participation of the public should be considered. Giving more powers to the Cabinet Secretaries is not important. Some of those Cabinet Secretaries misuse power. The very important thing which I am observing and the House should observe is: Where will the money come from because this requires a lot of money? Sometimes, we give opportunities. For example, the infrastructure has taken a lot of money. Many Kenyans think that maybe the money is stolen but to me, after going round the country, I have seen that the Jubilee Government has done a lot of work in terms of infrastructure. There is building of roads. Tarmacking of roads needs a lot of money and that is where this Government has spent a lot of money. If we can get the money, this Bill is very good and it is very important to this country. Another thing that should be observed is the sewer. In many towns, we have problems of sewerage and it is important that this Bill has come. It will rectify some of the problems that we are having in towns and cities. Many people in this country cannot differentiate between towns, cities and markets. So, the definitions in this Bill will let our people know that this is a town, this is a city and this is a market. With those few remarks, I support the Bill. Thank you."
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