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    "content": "Assembly that adopted the Report of the ad hoc Committee of the Nakuru County Executive on the application for conferment of city status to Nakuru Municipality. Hon. Senators, I will briefly explain the requirement and process for such application. Section 5 of the Urban Areas and Cities Act provides that for an area to be classified as a city, it must: (1) have a population of at least 500,000 residents; (2) be an integrated urban area or city development plan in accordance with the Urban Areas and Cities Act; (3) have demonstrated capacity to generate sufficient revenue to sustain its operations; (4) have demonstrated good system and records of prudent management; (5) have the capacity to effectively and efficiently deliver essential services to its residents as provided in the Act; (6) have institutionalised active participation by its residents in the management of its affairs; (7) have infrastructural facilities, including but not limited to roads, street lighting, markets and fire stations, and an adequate capacity for disaster management; and, (8) have a capacity for functional and effective waste disposal. Section 8 of the Urban Areas and Cities Act provides for the procedure for application of city status which includes the formation of an ad hoc Committee to consider the matter and evaluate whether the criteria set out under Section 5, as I read out, is met. If the ad hoc Committee is satisfied that that is the case, the County Governor transmits the recommendations to the County Assembly for approval. Hon. Senators, where the County Assembly approves the recommendation for conferment of city status to a municipality under this Section, the Clerk of the County Assembly shall transmit the resolution to the Senate for consideration. This is where we currently stand in the process. Section 8(6) of the Act states that: - “Where the Senate approves the recommendations, the Clerk of the Senate shall forward the resolution to the President for conferment of city status on the municipality.” Section 7 of the Urban Areas and Cities Act further states that: “The President may, on the resolution of the Senate, confer the status of a city on a municipality that meets the criteria set out in Section 5, by grant of a Charter.” To enable the Senate process this matter efficiently and effectively, I direct that this Report be committed to the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations to scrutinize the process and ensure that the provisions of the Urban Areas and Cities Act that provides the procedure for application for conferment of city status was complied with. 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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