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    "id": 248025,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Syongo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 316,
        "legal_name": "Zaddock Madiri Syong'oh",
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    "content": "The issue of viability has been mentioned from time to time with respect to the creation of districts. I need to emphasise here that districts are not created for profit-making. They are not business enterprises. So, economic viability is not necessarily the primary consideration. There are other issues that need to be considered. Equitable distribution of resources, improved security, improved feeling of belonging to this nation which ultimately leads to improved security are some of the considerations that one cannot ignore. They are the primary reasons for the creation of districts. In that light, it was mentioned that some of the districts were created politically. For the record, I want to say that every single district in this country is a political district because districts are created for political expediency and administrative convenience in order to improve governance and to ensure that this country is governable. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, whereas it has been said that some of the districts, for example, Suba District may not be viable, since its creation, the economic activities of Suba District have grown tenfold to the extent that Suba County Council is one of the few councils that, this year, have a surplus of Kshs2 million of revenue collected. By creating these districts and enabling them, we can actually accelerate economic activities and improve the viability of these regions. It is true that some of these regions have enormous economic potential which has not been ignited into action. We have not realised the potential in these districts because of lack of the necessary investment in the social and physical infrastructure in those districts. Finally, the possibility of reversing the decision to create new districts would be unimaginable. The consequences will be extremely advanced. There will be ill-will and despondency in these districts to the extent of there emerging serious insecurity in those districts. Some of the districts that border foreign countries could, in fact, cause a problem in terms of control and governance. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, wish to second this Motion and urge that quick action be taken in order to regularise the districts that have been created and are operational. Their administrative structures are already in place, only that they have not been gazetted as required under the Districts and Provinces Act, 1992."
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