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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. A statistic variance that I want to use to advance my argument using Mandera as the example applies to Mandera, Wajir, Lagdera and Turkana. It is curious that the smoothened figures for Mandera that the Minister has given us are around 627,000 people and the statistical factor I want to introduce is the adult registered voters. In the same districts, there are a total of 81,000 registered voters. These are voters for 627,000 inhabitants of those districts. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like you to compare this with what obtains in your county, Vihiga. Vihiga as more or less the same population of just about 600,000 people and the registered number of voters is 242,000 people. My apologies are to the people of this area because they think that this question is targeting them. Because there are only 81,000 registered voters, it seems like by using the census figures, you have denied other areas in the country constituencies they deserved because under the proposed Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) recommendations, this area stands to get six new constituencies. Since the Minister has indicated that the Attorney- General has given notice for appeal, could he freeze the allocation for these constituencies until this decision is made? They are the same Government. Hurry up the process so that it is made in good time for the constituencies to be given out fairly. The people of Malaba Constituency, Kwale and the people of Kanduyi have been denied constituencies when they have five or ten times the population which is here."
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