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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I rise to issue a statement which was requested for by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., the Senator for Makueni. This is a Ministerial Statement on the Demarcation of Konza City Boundary. (1) The 47 counties adopted by the Constitution of Kenya were the 47 districts created by the Districts and Provinces Act Cap 105 of 1992 and revised in 2012. The Act is a basis for delimitation or description of the boundary in wards of the districts and provinces derived from the various consultations and stakeholder forums held by the then Ministry of Provincial Administration and Internal Security and the Ministry of Local Government. Since Independence, there has been piecemeal demarcation which is placing inter-visible boundary beacons along the districts and provinces boundaries. This has now become a challenge to the county governments and the national Government. The Cabinet has, however, directed that the marking of the counties and national boundaries be finalised without delay to address this situation. The process or exercise of marking these boundaries will also involve the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as stipulated in the relevant law. (2) This is to confirm that Konza City is in Machakos County based on the boundaries descriptions in the Districts and Provinces Act Cap 105 of the Laws of Kenya for the former Machakos and Makueni Districts which are now Machakos and Makueni counties respectively. Historically, the 5000 acre piece of land in which the Konza Techo City is being developed fell within the then Machakos District. Indeed, Makueni District was curved out of the then Machakos District in 1992 with the Konza Techo City Land remaining on the Machakos side. According to the 1987 Kenya Parliamentary Constituency Review Order, Legal Notice No.309, the Konza Techno City site fell within Machakos Town Constituency No.65. This position tallies with both the 1992 Districts and Provinces Administrative map of Kenya and the 1997 Parliamentary Constituencies map which again places the area under Machakos Town Constituency and, therefore, under Machakos County. The historical position is vindicated further by the fact that according to the 2012 Parliamentary and Wards Maps prepared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for Machakos Town and Kilome, the Konza Techno City is located within Machakos Town and, therefore, Machakos County. From the above historical analysis, it is clear that the location of the techno city within Machakos County is a consequence of historical, administrative and political developments which cannot be attributed to mischief or ill intentions perpetuated by anybody either in the current or previous administrations. (3) The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is in consultations with both Makueni and Machakos counties and; the Ministry of Interior and Coordination The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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