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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the President",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kahindi Kingi",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 26th April, 2007, hon. Ojaamong rose on a point of order seeking a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of State for Administration and National Security, regarding:- (i) The exact number and names of the districts which have so far been created. (ii) When the official boundaries of these new districts will be made public. (iii) Whether the concerned Ministry will consult with the public and leaders in the respective districts. (iv) If the beacons, as detailed in the Districts and Provinces Act of 1992 will be adhered to; and, (v) What measures the Office of the President has taken to address the issue of district headquarters which fall in other districts. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the role of the Kenya Government is to deliver efficient services closer to the people. That necessitates a continuous assessment of the people's requirements and adopting appropriate measures to satisfy them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, owing to requests by various leaders, the Government came up with a criteria to determine new districts. Subsequently, His Excellency the President issued two Gazette Notices - No.9143 of 16th November, 2005, and No.134 of 9th January, 2007, to inform the public of the intention of the Government to create 38 new districts and, at the same time, to legalise 24 others that had been created by the previous regime. Following the publication of the intention to create the new districts, the Government instructed the provincial commissioners to facilitate the convening and holding of leaders' meetings in the affected areas to deliberate and resolve three key issues namely:- (i) The name of the proposed new districts. (ii) The boundaries of the said districts. (iii) The name and location of the district headquarters. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, leaders from the affected districts have convened meetings to resolve the above three key issues and any other related matters. The boundaries of the new districts will be made public as soon as their delineations are completed. The description of the district boundaries will be presented to Parliament in the Bill to be preferred for the amendment of the Districts and Provinces Act of 1992. The description of the boundaries for the new districts will definitely mean an amendment of the earlier description of those districts, from which the new districts will be curved. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, I wish to inform the House that, at Independence, we had 41 legal districts in the country, including Nairobi area which was also a district. The 1992 Districts and Provinces Act recognised 47 districts, with Nairobi District included. Subsequently, 24 other districts were created between 1992 and 2002 through Executive pronouncements. The Government has proposed the creation of 38 districts. It will also legalise the districts that were created earlier on. That shall bring the total number of districts in this country to 108. However, there are more requests that have so far been received. The exact number of the new districts to be formed will be contained in the Bill to be presented before Parliament. Thank you."
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