Electoral Boundaries Review

In a few days, chairman of the electoral boundaries review team, Ligale with his troops will be with us in Lurambi. He will want to hear a few things. Some he knows, being the wise man he is. Others he doesn't. The ones he knows may be obvious and in public domain. Like how geographically big the constituency is. And just how populated it is. He may also be knowing that Kakamega is the only Provincial headquarters without a constituency of it's own. What it means is anybody from any of the 42 Kenyan tribes can rightly seek an elective post here. He or she can also turn up to be recruited to any of the disciplined forces the Kenyan style on a Kakamega's quarter.

Now, what Mr. Ligale needs to know is that this situation puts the Kakamega 'nationals' into a marginalized position. These nationals also need to remind him that the projected Lurambi population is over 300,000. It qualifies to have 3 constituencies. Why should we continue to draw CDF at par with constituencies that have less than a third our population. That Lurambi needs 2 extra constituencies is not in dispute. What we need of Mr. Ligale's team is advice on how to conduct the surgery. One community seems to be a 'Siamese twin'. And should not necessarily hold the rest at ransom. All it needs is a good surgeon. Mr. Chairman, you are up to the task. Carry the day.