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    "id": 1381791,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to first congratulate hon. Sen. M. Kajwang’ for bringing this Bill to the House. I thank the Senate Majority Leader for a very elaborate speech that he gave in seconding this Bill. I want to locate the problem and the practical question that is there in Tana River County. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in all our boundaries - except for Tharaka Nithi - we are having issues with our neighbours. Kilifi and Garissa counties have kept on encroaching on Tana River County. When we were young, we knew that the boundaries are on this side. Now, we are old and we are told the boundaries have shifted. Our county revenue collection officers are being told to move inside Tana River County. We have had very serious conflict with Kitui County. Houses and police stations have been burnt. People have been moved from places where voting used to take place for Tana River County. Schools on the side of Bura Constituency have been pushed away. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, ostensibly because it is the region of Kitui County. The problem has been so serious that our people were almost picking up arms. Many of us had to go there to resolve the problem and cool down tensions. Eventually, the Cabinet The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services, Senate."
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