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    "id": 182972,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kaino",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Boaz Kipchumba Kaino",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues who have contributed positively to this Motion. I would also like to thank the Assistant Minister who has really researched on this matter. He has come out very clearly on the number of districts that have been created, the number of constituencies that are still not districts on their own and the number of constituencies which are covered by two districts. From what the Assistant Minister and other Members of Parliament have just said, the process of creating new districts has not been properly co-ordinated. Consequently, Kenyans are suffering. I want to thank the Minister for exhaustively researching on this issue and coming up with very good statistics. He even went as far as knowing exactly the area covered by districts that have been created in the past. He knows exactly the areas in kilometres and their geographical difficulties. When a district is created in this country, it should not only be created based on the population, but also on actual geographical facts. For example, somebody can go around Nairobi Province within three hours. However, it would take one around three days to go round Turkana South or Turkana North constituencies. You can see the problems we are undergoing. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe the Minister has researched on this issue because on one hand he is disadvantaged and on the other, he is a Minister of the Government. I hope this Motion is not going to be shelved. It should be implemented and all constituencies should be made districts. My friend Mr. Outa who seconded this Motion mentioned that he has two districts in his constituency. He was actually the right person to second the Motion. There is a Bill I will bring to this House, to address the limitation of administrative districts and provide for establishment and abolishment of other districts and other concerns. It is very important that all Kenyans be treated equally without prejudice. Let all Kenyans feel they are in a country which they are not discriminated. Let them feel that they are in Kenya where resources are distributed fairly. If I am given a district for about 15 years, I will have had all my roads done and electricity connected to every school. You can abolish the district after 15 years but all my roads and all the other infrastructure will be in place. That is the reason districts are very important. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to the Constitution review. I can compare it to a Friesian cow. Every contributor on the Floor of the House is agreeable that there is delay in the review of the Constitution. They are pointing figures at the Front Bench opposite me. They no longer talk about Constitution review because the cow is still having milk. They want to get the cow the way it is. So they cannot talk about it. I am urging Members of this House to ignore leaders of political parties and address the concerns of wananchi. We should leave these people out of the process so that we can get a new Constitution. His Excellency President Kibaki cannot get a third term in office. He is, therefore, the right 2914 PARLIAMETARY DEBATES October 22, 2008 person to offer this country a new Constitution. If we allow our friends who are waiting to be President or Prime Minister to spearhead the Constitution review, we will never have it in place. My friend here said that something can seem to be very close to you yet it is so far away. God controls situations and He is still in control even today. We want a new Constitution! I beg to move."
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