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    "content": "Secondly, this is a very important Commission because the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) cannot start its work until this Commission has gone round the country and listen to the views and recommendation of the stakeholders who are wananchi of this country, so as to come up with a schedule of proposed constituencies for approval by Parliament. It is clear that the failure or success of the 2012 elections will depend on the work that this Commission will do. If they come up with proper and responsible constituencies, we will have proper, fair and free elections in 2012. If you look at the present constituencies, you will find that it is the most ridiculous. You will find one constituency with over 200,000 registered voters and another one with 20,000 registered voters. Surely, there must be a way of rationalizing constituencies. There must be a way of coming up with reasonable constituencies, so that everybody feels that they are fair and support them. So, this is a very important Commission. Do not forget one of the reasons we went into election chaos after the 2007 General election is that some constituencies took longer to report their results. We had a constituency with 200,000 registered voters and another with 20,000 registered voters. Surely, by logical mathematics, it shows that the one with 20,000 registered voters would give its results quicker than the other one. To me, that is only fair. So, I am saying that this Commission must come up with a proper criteria that Parliament approve as it begins its work. If it does so, we will support it."
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