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    "id": 182961,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kigen",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 44,
        "legal_name": "Luka Kipkorir Kigen",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. I want to congratulate the Mover of this Motion, because it is so timely. It is very important in as far as the lives of Kenyans are concerned. The creation of districts on the basis of 2906 PARLIAMETARY DEBATES October 22, 2008 constituencies should have been effected a long time ago. When you look at the importance of the districts, you will find that they are units on which developmental issues are based. You will realise that resources released for development purposes have targeted on districts. You have heard hon. Members who contributed before say that in some areas where one district has more than one constituency, they are entitled to the same resources, for example, the recruitment of teachers, Military personnel and Administration police officers. They were given equal share with those constituencies which are also districts at the same time. That way, there is no fair distribution. This Motion should, therefore, address that kind of anomaly and bring about equitable distribution of resources in this country. The imbalance in district creation in this country has had a bearing on this because some districts have so many people and they are big. Due to the population in that district, the distribution of resources is not sufficiently extended to reach all the people. It is important that the creation of districts be based on a law so that they are not created just for political expediency. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will find that in areas where districts have been created along this arrangement, some areas which actually deserve to be given a district have been ignored so that services can be extended to the people. I support the idea that we should create districts along constituencies that exist. If that is done, this country is likely to experience equitable distribution of resources as opposed to what is happening now. In the area I come from, we have two constituencies in one district. We get Kshs11 million allocated to the district to be used on roads and you realise that the two constituencies will share the Kshs11 million, whereas in the case where a constituency is a district, the entire Kshs11 million is allocated to that constituency alone. That is a big disparity which I believe will be addressed by harmonising the districts with constituencies. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other day, we were supposed to recruit about 18 APs. Those vacancies had to be shared by the two constituencies. This was a disadvantage to our people. In order to alleviate this problem, this House should come up with a law to govern the creation of districts. I also want to emphasise the fact that these resources that are given to districts can adequately serve the country and bring about peace. We fought the other day because of the manner in which resources are distributed. If everybody got a good share, no one would be fighting to say: \"This or that should be in this position.\" It is known that those positions determine what will happen in the absence of a law. It is very important for us to have a law in place that determines how districts are created. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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