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    "speaker_name": "March 7, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 52 Sen. Were",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to also add my voice and support this Bill that clearly defines the boundaries. This is going to be helpful in areas where there is conflict. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is a dispute between Kisumu and Vihiga counties over the location of Maseno. Is it in Bunyore land which is Vihiga County or in Luoland which is Kisumu County? This issue has spilled over to the location of Maseno University to the effect that it even affects how the administration of that university is done. This is the more reason why I support the passing of this Bill. We have more people from Kisumu employed at the university and those from Vihiga who are the Wanyore feel marginalised. They then ask why they are being marginalised in their own university. It is very important that the issue of Maseno is dealt with. The creation of the Independent County Boundaries Commission (IBCC) - which is a recommendation that is in this Bill - will help deal with that matter once and for all. That issue of Maseno has even become a campaign tool. If you are looking for votes from Luanda Constituency and say that you will sort out the Maseno issue, you are guaranteed to be voted for. It has become a campaign tool but no solution has been reached. Therefore, this Bill will give us a solution to that dispute over the location of Maseno. I will not even talk about the violence that happens from time to time in that area as they try to lay claim to that Maseno. That area is also very fertile. Other than the university, it has very good public primary schools that do very well in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), so everyone wants to lay claim to it. If this Bill is going to bring a solution to the issue of Maseno, I support."
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