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    "content": "disagreed back home, they still came here in a very sober way. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has demonstrated maturity by drafting this Bill instead of playing politics of populism. If this Bill does not pass, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. will have washed his hands. He has acquitted himself and demonstrated that as legislators, we must use legislative mechanisms to solve problems that we have and problems must be solved in a peaceful manner. I have not been seeing Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. so much in politics of resisting this and that, which is a positive thing. I know once in a while he has yielded to pressure but generally he passes the mark of a sober and reasonable man. That is why he brought this Bill to this House. You will allow me to be a bit generous in praising him because he will want me to support him to pass this Bill. As leaders, we must stand for what is true and right. I support formation of mediation committee because the Senate has a role which emanates from the Constitution. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has recognised the role of the Senate and captured it accordingly. The mediation committee as captured in Clause 13 of this Bill will deal with facilitating communication and negotiations between mediation parties. Although the composition of the mediation committee will include people from counties that might be in conflict, there is a recognition that their work will be impartial and in the best interest of counties in conflict. Although it will be an ad hoc committee, all the information from the committee will be deposited to the relevant ministry and archived for purposes of keeping records for the future. I also recognise the fact that there will be two alternatives to the report of the mediation committee. First, the boundary dispute will be referred to the mediation committee and there is also the establishment of an ad hoc commission. I have an issue with Clause 24 of this Bill. I have consulted the drafter of the Bill and he told me that he looked at the Constitution. I have also looked at the Constitution and there is silence regarding the role of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in so far as the boundaries of counties are concerned. Cumulatively, they have a role when it comes to boundaries of wards and constituencies. When they delimit wards and constituencies, it should follow that when you deal with the boundary of the last ward in a county, you will be dealing with counties. I am sorry I did not even ask whether there was a committee report on this Bill. This is something that we need to interrogate before the Committee stage. We still need to consult other experts in this area including the IEBC itself. Although they said that they do not want to deal with disputes related to counties, it is important because you cannot divorce that."
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