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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in fact, my district is the richest in western Kenya. It might even be richer than Kisii District. That is why we have been fighting so hard to have our own jimbo called \"Teso\", so that we can get out of Western Province! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must also thank His Excellency the President for creating the districts. In future, now that we have Teso District, we might also want our own 56 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 21, 2007 province. We want services from the provinces to reach our people very readily. That is if His Excellency the President is interested in the welfare of all the people. So, the Government should have a planned way of creating districts. This is our nation and we want our people to get services. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of district boundaries, we have not had a boundary between us, Bungoma and Busia districts, even though we are co-existing. Why is the Government fearing to create those boundaries? There is nothing to fear. We know, for example, where Teso, Busia and Bungoma districts are located. For how long are we going to leave that animal called \"boundaries\" unattended? That might cause problems in future! The Government should stamp its authority. The Government should give us the boundaries. We cannot rebel against the Government because it is supreme. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Teso District has housed Busia District, where the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs comes from, for a long time. Enough is enough! In fact, that is a case of foreign occupation. Those people have their district in our own district. They have refused to take their district to their own constituencies. Why can the Government not relocate those people from Teso District to their own district? The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs can ask for Kshs400 million from His Excellency the President and build district headquarters in Funyula Constituency. Why should he be operating in Teso District? They are denying the people of Budalangi Constituency, who are represented by Mr. Wanjala, all the services from the Government. The people have to travel all the way from Siaya District, the last boundary where Mr. Wanjala comes from, to Teso District - around 200 kilometres - for the DC to append his signature to a form. When the Government is looking into the issue of districts, it should also look at the issue of boundaries. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when it comes to the issue of issuing identity cards, there is an outcry all over the country. In fact, last week, the Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) and the Minister for Immigration and Registration of Persons said that over 200 million people will not participate in the General Elections because they will not have identity cards. As a result, they will not be able to get voters cards. That is a very large number of people and the Government should speed up that process and purchase better equipment. The equipment should be better than the passport issuing machines which were mentioned in the Anglo Leasing scandal! They should process identity cards for young people who need them to get employment and participate in other important functions such as voting during the General Elections. We passed a Motion here that certificates should be issued to those who have sat exams, and whose certificates were being detained. Why can they not be given to their owners? With those remarks, I beg to support."
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