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    "content": "I encourage all Senators to keep on producing Bills so that we can have a discussion in this Senate and therefore move the country forward. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support the philosophy that underpins this Bill. The whole idea of setting up a framework upon which we can set boundaries for various counties. I say that because I also know in my county of Murang’a, we have a problem with the Kiambu County. In Murang’a County, there is a place called Blue Post Hotel currently deemed to be in Kiambu County. They pay taxes to “Governor Baba Yao” whereas we strongly believe Blue Post hotel should be paying money to Murang’a County. There are several other facilities along that boundary near Thika town including several other hotels which do not pay a single penny to Murang’ a County. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is a polling centre near Thika Anglican Church of Kenya - ACK Memorial Primary School - where people vote for candidates in Kiambu county. Whereas when you look at this document and I am going to show you; those people should be voting for President Kenyatta and Sen. Kang’ata. I refer you to page 159 which is the one that is describing the boundary between Murang’a and Kiambu counties. I am going to read to you. It says; ‘commencing in the intersection of Chania River with the generally eastern boundary of the Kikuyu escarpment forest, this generally south easterly downstream by the course of that river to its intersection with the western boundary of Thika Municipality’. The bottom line is very clear, the boundary as per this description is what we call the river and that river ought to be the physical feature that shows the boundary of Murang’a and Kiambu counties. Nonetheless, it is not. Therefore, to that extent, I am very happy with this Bill because now I will bring a petition or Motion and say that indeed Blue Post Hotel is in Murang’a County, ACK Primary School is in Murang’a County in Gatanga Constituency. There are areas that I would want to strongly express my objection to. First; you will need to have a clause in this Bill that clearly explains what the import of a duly established boundary is. For instance, we have a boundary, so what? I say that because I would imagine you are making a presumption some other things will follow"
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