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    "id": 1479160,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mohammed Adow",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs regarding the status of delimitation of electoral units. Hon. Deputy Speaker, Article 89(2) of the Constitution requires the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to review the names and boundaries of constituencies at intervals of not less than eight years, and not more than 12 years. Such review ought to be completed at least 12 months before a general election. These units are a key consideration in resource allocation in the country and their absence thereof creates inequity in representation and access to national resources. Hon. Deputy Speaker, my constituency, Wajir South, spans approximately 22,000Km2 and is the second largest constituency in the country. It is 10 times the size of Kiambu County. The constituency faces a myriad of challenges such as administrative inconveniences that have often led to the merging of some areas that are close to one another, under-representation in the county assembly, a high population density and considerable absence of equity in resource allocation. It is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on the following matters: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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