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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us agree. Let us transform Nairobi City County if that is what we want, like the City of Delhi, Washington D.C or Australia. Do not pussyfoot around these issues. If you give the function of collection of revenue--- Ladies and gentlemen, hon. Senators, if you have not paid your rates, start paying them. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will not forgive you for not paying your rates. This County has been collecting over Kshs10 billion. Now, I am persuaded that there was good reason to fine Nairobi City County because the Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping that was done by His Excellency the President, through the Committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT) shows that they can actually generate Kshs40 billion. Let us exclude them from the County Allocation of Revenue Act (CARA). I am just wondering when the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget will stand here to produce CARA, whether we will include Nairobi City County. I am also wondering when the function of health is held by Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, who will do oversight? Will they ask him to go to the National Assembly or will he come here? Those are the issues. Senators, let us agree, Nairobi County has failed to function, and it is ruled by the ruling party. The ruling party rules Nairobi. I said here before, that under the Urban Areas and Cities Act - which is here, and which Sen. Murkomen is a champion of - Nairobi is recognized as the seat of Government and the seat of power. I have said before that some of the functions like collecting garbage and security should have been shared between the Nairobi County Government and the Government of Kenya. They did not do it. Both the national and the county government have allowed this to fail. I am just wondering what the deal was. Somebody said that this was a deal. What is the consideration for the Governor of Nairobi surrendering all his functions? Do not answer me. I possibly know the answer."
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