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    "id": 2152,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kenneth",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 167,
        "legal_name": "Peter Kenneth",
        "slug": "peter-kenneth"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)As you are all aware, the Ministry launched the census results on 31st August, 2010. The results indicated that the country’s total population stood at 38.6 persons at the midnight of 24th and 25th 2009. However, the preliminary analysis indicated that results from eight out of 158 districts, namely Mandera Central, Mandera East, Mandera West, Wajir East, Lagdera, Turkana North, Turkana Central and Turkana South, were highly inconsistent. Subsequently, the Government canceled results for the eight districts and ordered a repeat exercise in the affected districts. Though the plan for the repeat exercise in the eight districts is underway, the process requires careful and complex logistics planning. Indeed, the Treasury did allocate our Ministry Kshs150 million for preparatory work in the Supplementary Estimates of 2010/2011. Further, I am happy to report that the Treasury has provided an additional Kshs300 million in the Financial Year 2011/2012 which should see the exercise undertaken successfully. (b)While the repeat exercise was planned for August, 2011, this was not possible due to a court case challenging the cancellation of the results for the eight districts. The Attorney-General has advised the Government to await the outcome of this case before conducting the repeat exercise. Furthermore, in view of the prevailing security operation on Al Shabaab in the country and Somalia, it is not conducive for the repeat census, particularly in the northern part of the country as at now."
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