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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thirdly, the appointments fall foul of the gender rule. Out of the 10 members appointed to the Board, there is only one-woman appointee; in a Board that requires at least one-third membership of the other gender. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, there seems to be no local representation on the Board. At a time when the region is crying for its equitable share of the national cake, the Cabinet Secretary appointed a Board in Mombasa without a single person from Mombasa County representing the interests of the common mwananchi. Historically, the land on which the project sits was owned by the Swahili Community, known as the Pua ya Mbaraka and later Mzimle . This land was owned by the Swahili people. During the excavation of the site, a Swahili settlement was discovered at the site. It is, therefore, difficult to fathom why the Swahili people were left out of the Management Board. The Swahili people, and the general public maintained this place even when the national Government had allocated part of it to private developers. They fought tooth and nail to make sure that it remained a public recreational land and now a Board has been appointed without any representation from the members of the public. This is not fair, and is contrary to the Constitution and the Tourism Act. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I call upon the Cabinet Secretary to immediately rescind and revoke the appointment of the Board and, in any event, within seven days. I wish to add in view of the fact that this Statement touches on the issue of land that belongs to the County Government of Mombasa, I will pray that the matter be referred to the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialization, and the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare so that the two committees can look at the issue."
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