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"content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to also contribute towards this Motion. This Motion is important, pertinent and is coming at a time when many communities are wondering about their placement, especially after the scramble for boundaries. This is as old as the scramble for boundaries itself, which started in 1895 in a Brussels Conference which was held in Belgium. That was the time when many Europeans came to scramble for African colonies. They came in Africa and they carved out various colonies for themselves, including East Africa which became a protectorate in 1895. After 1895, there was the creation of Kenya which became a colony in 1920. From that time, there was now the possibility of various districts and provinces to be positioned at that time. Since that time, we have had a lot of changes. What happened then was that the districts and provinces were to be fixed according to ethnicity, population and the economic activities of the said communities. For example, at the same time in the 1920s, a part of the former Eastern Province was called Southern Province and it included Machakos and the Akamba lands. There was another one called Northern Province, which included Meru and the rest of the other places in that region. With time, we have had quite a number of boundary changes depending on the needs and wishes of the people living in those areas. So, this is not a new thing which is coming from my friend, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. This Motion is timely because it is coming at a time when Kenyans are living in a dynamic country. It is coming at a time when many districts are being curved out and many regions have also disappeared. We had regions like Central Province, which are no longer there now. So, we are afraid that if such Motions do not come here, we will then be left wondering what happens after the creation of the districts and provinces, which have already been deleted from the map. Those changes are, therefore, welcome. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we used to have regions like Central, Nyanza, Western, Coast provinces and the like; but now, we are having regions called counties. We now have 47 counties from the former very many districts which are represented here by Senators. It is, therefore, prudent to note that in these changes, we need to look into the exact positions that counties have. I have a point in case; at one time, Kirinyaga extended up to the boundaries of Machakos and Embu. In the 1960s when there were changes, Embu 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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