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    "content": "for the remaining survey activities. It is the position of the Government that the remaining survey work of actual demarcation along the international boundary should be undertaken soonest so as to conclusively resolve the dispute. Similarly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kenya has notable disagreement with the Republic of South Sudan over the common boundary from the Kenya-Uganda, South Sudan Tri- Junction and all the way to Kibish Area, a place commonly referred to as the Elemi Triangle. While Kenya has continued to exercise sovereignty over the whole area up to Kibish Town to the North and extending to the 1950 Sudan Defence Forces patrol line to West, and has produced an official map reflecting the same, the Republic of South Sudan recently deposited a map with the African Union (AU) that depicts a straight line running across from the shores of Lake Turkana all the way to Mohila Hills in the west commonly referred to as the 1914 Maud line. Mr. Speaker, Sir, efforts to resolve the dispute over the area were commenced way back in 1913 when a commission was formed to delimit this common boundary. The main aim of the commission and other later efforts was aimed at delimiting the boundary is such manner as to reflect the Turkana grazing grounds. These efforts show the drawing of the 1914 Maud straight line across from Lake Turkana to Mount Lubur, the 1929 Red line drawn by Kenyan administrators of the time and the 1944 administrative line commonly referred to as the Blue Line. All these attempts were meant to safeguard the Turkana grazing grounds together with the security and safety of Turkana livestock from their neighbouring tribes to the north. In 1950, the Republic of Sudan drew a Sudanese patrol line, an act by itself a declaration that it was no longer interested in administering the area beyond that line. In 2011, upon the Independence of South Sudan, a joint-Ministerial meeting was held in Nairobi in which Kenya requested that the two countries should commence efforts to delimit the common international boundaries bearing in mind the security implications attached to the boundary. The delegation from South Sudan, however, requested for more time to enable the country dispense with challenges emanating from the north, especially as regards to Abyei region. Since then, no efforts have been made to resolve the issue, a situation which has been worsened by the current circumstance obtaining in South Sudan. Despite the above shortcomings, however, the Government intends to initiate diplomatic negotiations with the Republic of South Sudan to kick-start the process of delimiting the international boundary. Further, Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government has established the Kenya International Boundary Office (KIBO) under the office of the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service, to deal with all matters related to international boundaries. Lastly, the Government is yet to deposit the boundary dispute instrument with the AU before the deadline of 2018. As mentioned earlier, the Government has established a dedicated office to fast-track all the issues related to the delimitation and demarcation of the Kenya’s international boundaries. 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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