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    "id": 1374088,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this very important Report. What put up the convening of the bipartisan talks was a situation in the country that was becoming a little bit tense. The matter of boundary review is very important. Mr. Speaker, Sir, right now there is an issue which is pending before the court concerning Makueni and Taita-Taveta. There are several other issues where boundaries need to be reviewed. This particular team has a constitutional mandate to deal with all matters related to that. I am aware of a matter between Makueni and Taita-Taveta that is pending before this House. If the IEBC was to do its job, that would sort out many of the issues between Makueni and Taita-Taveta. We would like to co-exist well with our neighbours. There is also another place called Mtito Andei and it is not clear which county should collect levies. My friend, Sen. Okiya Omtatah, is here. The matter was taken to court and a court order was issued but Makueni was dissatisfied and has proceeded to the Court of Appeal. Recently, somebody posted on social media that there is a final court order, but that is not true. The Court of Appeal has not determined all the issues. We would like to tell the people of Makueni that we will seek to settle that matter at the Court of Appeal, or between ourselves as counties as soon as possible. The issue of boundaries review is important. This will automatically save the courts time and save counties many headaches, which are unnecessary. The issue of the cost of living is key. Many Kenyans in this country are finding it difficult to send their children to school and feed themselves. We are lucky that there were reasonable rains across the country. The people of Kajiado, who are my neighbours, had already moved their cattle to Makueni County and we had accommodated them. The resources are beginning to dwindle. Thank God there were rains that have helped the country very much. People worked hard across the country and we have got a bumper harvest. What if we did not have the rains? We have not done enough irrigation to safeguard the country or make it food secure. Projects like Thwake Dam should be giving hope to Kenyans in four counties to do irrigation. These are those in Lower Eastern and Kajiado. We also have High Grand Falls Dam which we have not yet invested in."
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