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    "id": 1399237,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tobiko",
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    "content": "This law in particular comes also at the time that we have given devolution 10 years. We have given the existing counties 10 years to see how governing the counties at the lower levels will go. I remember when the counties were created after the 2010 Constitution, a lot of considerations were made. The premises that were considered included the population density, demographics, community interests, historical and cultural ties. Many of those issues were considered. It is actually that Kenyans generally are very peaceful people because boundary issues are very emotive. Kenyans have tried to live with issues that this Bill would cure. However, because of the patience of Kenyans, we have seen a little eruption of violence and disruptions here and there. However, by and large, Kenyans have become patient, waiting for both Houses of Parliament, the National Assembly and the Senate, to pass the necessary laws that will cure issues of boundaries. I also know that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is mandated with the issues of boundaries on wards and constituencies matters, but the issue of county boundaries needs some special attention. As has been mentioned by many Members of this House, several counties have disputes. Kajiado County is one of them. At the border of Kajiado County and Makueni County, we have a place called Oloirien, where over 74,000 acres are in dispute. The communities have been fighting. Sometimes schools including Oloiyosambu School have been burnt and children have had to vacate the school. People have lost lives and these are the issues that we need to forestall with the passage of this Bill. At the boundary of Machakos County and Kajiado County, right here at Mavoko, just very close to East African Portland Cement, we have communal land called Sheep and Goat. There is a community that lives in this land and some of us have our homes there. We belong to Kajiado County; the land belongs to Kajiado County."
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