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    "id": 837671,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/837671/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Isiolo North, KPP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Hassan Hulufo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Hassan Oda Hulufo",
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    "content": "I also wish to state that we have had situations where market centers have been created haphazardly for political reasons, especially in the rangelands. This has not been good for us because it affects the health of the rangelands and fragile ecosystems. Therefore, because the proposed amendments clearly outline procedures which need to be followed for creation of these categories of urban centers from cities, municipalities, towns and market places, then the objectivity introduced by the proposed amendments will help us to rationalise the existing centers and ensure that the trading centers are not created haphazardly in the ASAL areas. Therefore, it does not affect the management of our rangelands. The capital city, according to the principal Act, is supposed to be the city of the national Government that will be hosting foreign missions and other things. The amendment which is introduced through these proposals encourages the City County to work closely with the national Government. On improvement of efficiency, particularly the transport network and other key infrastructure required in the city, it is something which is appealing to us. I would like to appreciate the proposals being made, which are not the amendments that came from the Senate, but which had been proposed by the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing such as the introduction of a fund. You would realise that most of the times, we come up with legislations which sets up structures, but these structures can only be helpful if they are funded. Therefore, a fund should be created to actually facilitate the structures created through the principal Act so that the amendments can be effective in terms of carrying out their mandate, something which is very important and I support."
}