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    "id": 1111616,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, we really need a framework that can address some of these issues that were not defined with clarity. In 1992, the intention was just to bring administrative unity closer to the people who were brothers and sisters. Kisiis in Nyamira and Kisii counties are all one people. We are all homogeneous In 1992, nobody knew that at one time there will be a county boundary between Kisii and Nyamira. It was just declared that there would be Nyamira and Kisii districts, but now there is a bigger problem. This is because when you talk about counties, people are now looking at revenue. When you talk about money, disputes are meant to arise. In my Committee, we are dealing with more than seven disputes among counties. We have tried. We called the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). They came to our Committee and told us that all they know are elective units. They do not know about county boundaries. They just know about elective units where the polling centres and the boundaries of electoral units are. When we called the Cabinet Secretary (CS) of Interior and National Coordination, he also had some limitations. Baringo, West Pokot and Turkana counties have a serious dispute at Kapedo. This has been going on for many years. What Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has brought to the House is trying to create a framework that will find a lasting solution. This is something that all elected leaders, not just Senators, even our brothers and sisters across at the National Assembly should embrace. Madam Temporary Speaker, look at the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) zone. There is a serious dispute at Maseno between Kisumu, Vihiga and Siaya counties. A Statement was brought to this House and referred to our Committee, but we are unable to find a solution. It has been pending for a long time. There is a dispute between our brothers from Masaku. There is a dispute between Makueni and Machakos counties at Konza City. If I were a governor, even I would love to have Konza City in my county because of the potential of that place. As I speak, nobody really has a proper framework on how we can find a solution to the dispute. Even your County of Kajiado has a dispute with Makueni County at Marushe. I have not even pronounced that word correctly."
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