29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Constitution clearly states that a few parameters such as population, geography, community of interest and means of communication are supposed to be followed. Unfortunately, both the Ligale Commission and the IEBC disregarded all the other parameters provided for in the Constitution. They concentrated on the population which in effect rendered all the other factors useless.
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29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a tragedy. For example, the whole of Upper Eastern region, Marsabit and Isiolo counties which constitute 33 per cent of this country’s land mass, none of them got even one extra constituency. This is a tragedy.
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29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to urge my brother, hon. Duale, to listen attentively when Members are contributing. I said “where your counterpart from India comes from” that is the phrase I used.
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29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for that contribution.
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29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
My time is not yet up! Please, protect me! I am going to conclude in a minute.
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29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is no way you will expect, or anybody will expect northern parts of the country to measure at par population wise when it has been kept in a condition of perpetual underdevelopment by successive regimes since colonial times. We saw this with Kenyatta regime and Moi regime. However, we thank His Excellency the President because it is the first time we are seeing tarmac in that region.
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29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we cannot measure. It is a tragedy. The mortality rate in urban centres and in those areas is 40 per cent of all the children born every year. I will give a copy of this report to the House. Forty per cent of children born in northern Kenya pass away, while the mortality rate in urban centres is only 3 per cent. How do we compete populationwise? In this House are men and women of honour who are here to serve and care for the whole nation, and not just from the point of interest in their ...
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29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, when it comes to the wards, I thank the Committee. At least they made last minute effort to know that there is a community called “Sakuye” in Dabet
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29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Motion be amended as follows:- By deleting the full stop at the end and inserting the following words:- “Subject to insertion of the following recommendation on page 2 of the Corrigendum, in respect of Moyale Constituency of Marsabit County that the IEBC creates a new ward to be named Walda Ward comprising Walda, Rawaaand Elle-Bor sublocations in view of their vastness and populations therein” Mr. Speaker, Sir, this simply attempts to uphold the position of the Moyale people as submitted to the IEBC on the 19th when they visited the county ...
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29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
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