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    "id": 974946,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also know that the bulk of money for land management in the country is still held at the centre yet we say resources must follow functions. All the urban centres in the country become cities by name. For example, Sen. Kihika’s town is struggling to become a city. At the end of the day, they are irritating eyesore slums that nobody wants to look at. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we had the upgrading of slums in Kibera, you saw how reckless the now Governor of Kirinyaga played. In stead of going to Kibera to upgrade slums, she went there to commit the monstrous fraud through National Youth Service (NYS). We ended up with nothing done and money lost. Instead of promoting slum upgrading, she was busy telling Kenyans how the former Member of Parliament (MP) of Kibera did nothing when she was also doing nothing. This country must style up and wake up to the reality that with a country with only 22 per cent of our land classified as arable and high density, and with a population running to 50 million, sooner than later, we will suffer severe stress in the provision of water, food and facilities that the citizenry require. So, my friend, the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget should also weigh on this and make sure that enough resources move from the centre to the counties to ensure regulatory management of land use in the country is put in its rightful place. Thank you, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo for bringing this matter here. Follow it up to its logical conclusion."
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