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    "id": 851580,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "campaign period cost Kshs130,000 a month. In fact during the first month, it costs about Kshs200,000; but in the subsequent months, the figure reduces to about Kshs130,000 because there are no costs of printing. However, out of that figure, how much did the County Government of Narok get? Mr. Speaker, Sir, we need to look at all the opportunities that are out there and ensure that we increase local revenue collection. Setting up clear areas and guidelines on how these advertisements should be brought in place will help us. With the current technology that we have in this world, Narok County can benefit by tapping into it. The CEC in charge of the transport sector can sit and say, ‗we are losing revenue here;‘ so that when a marketer comes in and says ‗I want a license to put up an advertisement,‘ you can clearly say these are the only remaining positions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this business of these companies coming into county headquarters and erecting huge billboards in front of expensive commercial properties is done because we do not have a Bill to control it. Nairobi County, as it is, has been one that I have been observing and learning from quite a lot on how we can improve. This is because when you go to Kirinyaga County, for instance – and it is also happening in my county of Narok – when you enter the county, you will find advertisement after advertisement. The town is literally littered with streams of signs with no order. In fact, you will find that from time to time, the Governor or the county government has gone in and marked a lot of Xs on these advertisements. Why not then move forward, Sen. Poghisio, and consider including a provision in this Bill that will clearly give the CEC in charge plus the department of physical planning, an avenue to say, ‗this is the plan that we have for Narok Town, for instance; let us put these areas and designate them clearly.‘ We have been having these problems where county governments are over- estimating or under-estimating their revenue collections. When the County Executive Committee (CEC) Member in charge and the department of planning is in the picture, they can accurately determine, for example, that in terms of advertisement revenue, in a particular line item in their budget, they estimate to collect ―X‖ amount of Kenya Shillings."
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