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    "id": 1381794,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "we going to allocate the same powers as the powers of the High Court? What will be the effect of the ruling of a mediation committee? Let us be honest to ourselves. Let us not tell Kenyans we will change boundaries because it is not happen. To get two-thirds of Members of the National Assembly and the Senate will be a magical thing to happen. It is almost like a constitutional change. The question is; even if we pass this Bill or if that magic happens, is it possible to change boundaries of a county without changing the structure of the definition of what the territory of Kenya should look like? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think it is honest of us to say that county boundaries will not change. What we need to do is agree on compensatory mechanisms. Craft a Bill that will give powers to the ad hoc committees that we will be set up. If it is the question of revenue, let us agree to share revenue. Counties ‘x’ and ‘y’ can agree to share revenue. The question of trying to create artificial territories within Kenya will create a lot of tension among our people. Counties such as Kitui and Tana River know that the boundary will not change. However, they have created a common town around the boundary. Kitui County collects 50 per cent and we collect 50 per cent. Then, the people of Kitui and Tana River counties will live like brothers and sisters, the way it was intended by God. Let us not give false hope that people are going to shift boundaries. I beg to support."
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