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    "content": "county. But that is so just because that problem is being postponed. However, wait until oil is discovered, for example, at the border of Tharaka Nithi and Garissa counties. That is when you will start hearing people say that “No, no, no; our grandfathers used to live in Marimanti and they moved up to Isiolo.” So, issues arise especially when there is an attachment to resources. This is because we are sitting here and we pass laws; for example, we passed the Mining Act which creates a structure of how resources will be shared out and what percentage a community will get. In fact, I had a discussion with a Member of the National Assembly who comes from Narok. The discussion was about the Geothermal Development Corporation (GDC) project that is taking place between Nakuru and Narok counties. The local MP was arguing that when we passed the legislation that captures the sharing of resources for local communities, who is the local community? When that ‘local communities’ debate began, some people suggested that the local community are the people within the Ward where that resource has been established. However, what happens when the local community spills over a county in terms of family and ethnic relations? For example, a place like Keiyo south, where I come from, the Keiyo people live in Keiyo South up to Eldoret Town. As a matter of fact, I represent the grandparents and relatives of Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, who is a Senator of another county. It is the same way the people of Nandi live both in Nandi County but they spill over to Uasin Gishu County. In fact, Sen. Cherargei will tell you here that a quarter of Nandi politics is done within Eldoret Town. When someone wants a more ‘exciting’ crowd and they come from Nandi County, they bring their politics to Eldoret town. That is what happens in that situation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you also have a situation where the counties are clamouring for their share. You have a local community and a county government getting a particular share. You will have fights within counties and within communities because of the benefits that will come. That is why I totally support this Bill in terms of creating a structure for resolving disputes that occur among or between counties. We are talking about Makueni and Machakos counties, but we also know about the issue of Maseno, which is between Kisumu and Vihiga counties. We have seen the passions sometimes in this House when such issues are raised. Because there are no beacons, you cannot be sure whether if you go to a town called Moi’s Bridge--- You are aware of the North Rift and I will not say why, but it is for good reasons. It is either you schooled there or for other reasons that are positive. In your earlier life as an evangelist, you must have gone to Moi's Bridge Town. But because there are no beacons, there is always a debate whether the town is in Kakamega, Trans Nzoia or Uasin Gishu counties. Even when the local taxes and licensing is done, you will hear things like: “From here up to this petrol station, taxes belong to Uasin Gishu County; and up to that other corner, taxes belong to Kakamega County.” So, sometimes when the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lugari is campaigning – actually, I think it was hived off from Lugari and it is now in Likuyani – he will come up to Moi's Bridge Town to campaign. The MP of Soi will also go to the town to campaign as well as the MP of Cherengani Constituency, because that is a town that brings together the three constituencies. 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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