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    "content": "Commission of Kenya (ECK). We expect good conduct and remind them that the methods of demoting or doing away with them, is right now in law. It is easy and not as tedious as before. They are temporary and interim. We only expect them to do good work that will make this country a better place to live in. we expect them to be fair in whatever they do. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is one issue which I want to raise and I think it is important to do so from the Floor of this House. There is so much anxiety across the country when new districts are created. Kenyans are wondering that when this Commission is occasioned, are those constituencies with three districts automatically three constituencies? That lacuna must be cleared! This is because we want to be clear. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, at the beginning of 2007, the blanket attempt to amend Section 42 of the Constitution was attempted so that somebody could use it to increase constituencies in whichever areas they wanted. This House rejected that. We want to say that, that issue has to be cleared. All boundaries must be done according to laws; rules and regulations passed by this House. I do not think the anxiety is good for the country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to ask the Office of the President that is talking about provincial boundary reviews to remember and follow the law. This Parliament has a role to play. We were at Bomas and decided on the number of regions. We deliberated for so many months and agreed on the way forward. If anybody would imagine that they would sit in the Office of the President and sub-divide provinces without consulting the House, personally as a Member of this House, I will work tirelessly to reject that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is need for a clear guidance on creation of new districts. There is need to explain to this country why some constituencies have more districts. Even some people who already have two districts are looking for a third and fourth one. This country needs to come up with a criteria that would guide this Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission (IIBRC) in away that is harmonious, that does not bring friction among our people."
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