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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, long gone are the days where we would be planting sisal plants along boundaries. Gone are the days when would ask ourselves or somebody else to hold a sisal rope so that we determine the boundary. The technology has moved to GPS mapping where even when seated somewhere very far away, you can zero in on that map, county or that place in your county in digitalized form. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the essence of this Motion is informed by the fact that we should not let these boundary disputes go into the next general election, which is roughly two years from now. We have an opportunity, and that is why we, in the Committee for Legal Affairs and Humans Rights, have sought 90 days to have this particular Bill brought before the Senate and passed by more than two-thirds of the county delegations so that we can resolve these disputes. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on record we have reports which now read, for example, that on 25th October, counties were having a vicious fight to control billions of shillings. For example, we have Meru versus Isiolo. We now have the Nyambane Conservancy which is inhabited by Merus, Turkanas, Somalis, Samburus and Boranas. We have Tharaka-Nithi and Meru where they are fighting over what they call Ndurumuru in Igembe North. In Kwale, Salim Mvurya and Taita-Taveta’s Mruttu are quarrelling about Mackinnon Road. Kitui and Tana River counties are fighting over the South Kitui Game Reserve where three primary schools built in Kitui by Tana River leaders four years ago. These are the main cause of the border quarrels. The Kitui leaders are accusing the Tana River County Government of encouraging their people to encroach their boundaries. The list of disputes goes on and on. We also have the Turkana/West Pokot flash point. This is River Turkwel. In fact, Sen. Munyes is quoted in this report to have made a recommendation that this must be stopped. Nyandarua versus Laikipia are quarrelling about the location of the centre of the Nyahururu Municipal Council headquarters. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, to avoid divisions, we need to set precedence in this Senate to protect our counties under Article 96(3). Therefore, I beg this Senate to support this Motion so that we promote cohesion among counties. I urge that the Committee on Legal Affairs and Humans Rights move with speed, draft legislation in the period specified or even less, bring it to the Senate, conduct public participation sessions and ask everybody to send in their memorandum on this. There are interest groups who would like to give their input on this so that we can comply with the Constitution in terms of public participation. This will help us to move it quickly so that in the second quarter of this year, the Independent Commission on Boundaries of Counties, Senate Bill number something can be on this Floor; we can then discuss and pass it so that the records can always reflect and history will show that this Senate stood up, not only to amend the law, but also to implement this Constitution as passed by Kenyans in August, 2010. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to ask the Vice Chairperson of the Committee for Legal Affairs and Humans Rights to second this Motion. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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