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    "content": "and conduct its proceedings. The most important part is their return. Their tenure is under Clause 31 - Rules of Natural Justice in Clause 30 and Clause 35 on the Secretariat. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, their work is under Part 6 - The Commission. That is where the rubber meets the road. The Commission established under this Act shall conduct its work as stated in Clause 39. They shall conduct proceedings, invite residents or the public to give their views. In Clause 40, they shall consider in a preliminary report to be issued upon the expiry of the period the proposed alteration, specific geographical or demographical details, the assessment of the impact of the proposed alterations and any other information. How will the report get to the public? The work of the Commission will not be final. Under Article 10, we have provided for what is public participation in this report. The Commission upon considering those factors in Article 188 will publish their recommendations in the newspaper and in the county gazette. They will publicize that report in their website, radio stations and any other public platform upon the expiry of the period provided for in Section 40, 14 days. The preliminary report taking account of the views of the public shall be submitted to the Speaker of the Senate with two recommendations; one, recommending the alteration or two, making any other further recommendation. That report shall be very clear. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have stated that if “County No.17”, Makueni County, which commences at the intersection of the Western boundary of Nairobi- Mombasa Railway line reserve with Mukaa location boundary, generally north easterly by allocation - if those descriptions change, upon the report under Clause 41, the Commission shall be required to make specific details of the changes. When the report of the Commission does not recommend the alteration, no further action will be taken. Where it recommends the alteration of boundaries, the Senate shall within 14 days resolve to approve or reject. The Speaker of the Senate shall within three days of that decision communicate the matter to the National Assembly. You will need concurrence under Article 188. If both Houses approve the recommendation to change any boundary, the Speaker of the Senate shall gazette that resolution and the boundary shall be altered as set out in the resolution of Parliament. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the long and short is that this Bill has provided an elaborate mechanism for alteration of boundaries. Just in case somebody thought that this is going to be a walk in the park, they had better read this Bill. It is not going to be a walk in the park to change any single boundary. The process will have to be extremely lengthy for the purposes that boundaries are sensitive issues. Boundaries can cause wars and deaths. Therefore, nobody should take it lightly, hence the process. I am satisfied that before any boundary is altered, the public will be involved. There will be at least three or four processes. The National Assembly will be involved and, therefore, it will not be a preserve of one person or one political affiliation or persuasion that will change boundaries of any county. This is to take care of the fears that were pronounced by several Senators. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I ask this question, since we have agreed under Article 6 that the territory of Kenya is divided into counties, should we just live and exist as if those counties do not have boundaries. One way or the other, we must bite the bullet. 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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