4 May 2023 in Senate:
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4 May 2023 in Senate:
We must agree that the dilapidated and pathetic state of markets is the cause of most of these diseases. The other day, I saw there was an outbreak of cholera. If you go to Gikomba and across many markets very early in the morning, you find women, men and young people waking up as early as 4 a.m. to use those markets. Most of these markets are very dirty with no running water. The sad state of affairs is that most of these markets do not have the proper design where they have even alleys of evacuation in case of ...
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4 May 2023 in Senate:
Is it a point of order or information?
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4 May 2023 in Senate:
Okay. He can inform me today only.
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4 May 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Sen. Faki, for that information. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was Sen. Faki’s Chair and I can see he is learning quickly.
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4 May 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was on a light note. As much as we have Kongowea Market, we can still add others because Mombasa is a city.
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4 May 2023 in Senate:
In conclusion, Kapsabet Market is in a pathetic condition. There is no running water and electricity and workers have no way of collecting garbage. Can you imagine the market was built during pre-colonial times? I know most of the markets across the country, including the one mentioned by the petitioners from Kajiado, you will find hardworking women.
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4 May 2023 in Senate:
The sad thing is that those marketmen and women pay taxes to the counties. They pay for permits and licensing. Unfortunately, there is a lot of dereliction by most county governments. I believe the issue of markets is within the domain and purview of most county governments.
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4 May 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I congratulate Sen. Seki. We hope that when the report is given to the petitioners, the area Senator and the Senate, shall have a modern market in Kajiado that will serve the mama mbogas and the traders of that region.
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