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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Munya",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Konzolo Munyao",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The other issues we need to look at are those of equitability. You will agree with me that many of these districts were created politically and in a lopsided manner, so that certain sections that were favouring the ruling party and people in power then were given an unproportionate share of districts. We know that once you are given a district, you are also given more resources than other places. So, if we were to legalise only the 28 new districts without allowing other deserving regions of the country to have districts, we would be doing injustice to those districts. June 7, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1181 I can give you the example of Meru North District, which is one of the largest districts in the country with four constituencies. Even more constituencies are likely to be created there because of the size and the population. Now, if you leave that district the way it is, then you legalise a small district that has only 50,000 people like Ijara, then resources are channelled, you are telling the people of Meru North that they continue not receiving resources that they contribute through taxes. This House should not be used to occasion an injustice to the rest of the country that also require equitable distribution of resources through an equitable, fair and transparent manner in creating districts. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will also be contributing to tribalism. Most of those districts were created on the basis of tribe. One of the vices we have been fighting since Independence is tribalism. If every small community is given its own district, then we would be destroying this nation. That is why we need a more transparent and thorough system that is done through consultation and involvement of the Government and this House. Those districts were created without the approval of this House. Therefore, this House is being told to rubber stamp an illegality. Whoever was creating these districts ignored this House, which represents the people of this country. Now, we are being told by one of our Members to insult ourselves by rubber-stamping something that was done in violation and in total disregard of the privileges and powers of this House. If we legalise those districts without looking properly at the boundaries---"
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