Do we really need these extra constituencies?

Fact Central Rift Valley and North Eastern were already highly favoured in current scenario thanks to Kenyatta and Moi

Fact a formular was used in drafting the bounderies, including correcting some of this misrepresentations

fact MOST OF US DONT KNOW THE FORMULAR USED

fact IT IS TAKING A TRIBAL ANGLE

FACT.. those of us from Luo Nyanza expected to gain more from the exercise

FACT: those of us from central expected to maintain the status quo upper hand..

FACT: the rest are not bothered...they are not complaining...or are split...(coast, Eastern)

FACT.. Wazuans are a perfect 'population sample' of 'mwafrika nywele ngumu' Burukenges.. SHINDWE!!!

unless we want an MP for each apartment(Huruma Mathare qualify for 10 MP's each..we cannot base rep on population alone)
OR
Ijara deserves 10 more MP's to represent acres of shrubs and sand and camels...we still cannot use Size to split constituencies...

should i post the formulae used here...?
Maybe then we can argue soberly not ethnically

"Another critical issue emerging from the above analysis is that since there is no fairness in the distribution of the proposed new 80 constituencies across all the counties, this should not be viewed as partisan or ethnic affair. All regions, particularly Eastern, Coast, Bukusuland, Nairobi, Gusiiland and some parts of Rift Valley were treated unfairly by the Ligale team." Kabando wa Kabando


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@Poundfoolish,
I have no complaint as i feel my constituency was already well within fair representation but looking at the beneficiaries,you get this feeling that Ligale only ended up polarising the country.Which raises the question.Do we need this constituencies at the expense of raising suspicions and tension?.To give you a glimpse,go ahead and tell if this was coincidence.

"The biggest beneficiaries of the alleged “gerrymandering” include Cabinet ministers Dalmas Otieno, Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o, Henry Kosgey, Fred Gumo, Charity Ngilu, James Orengo and William ole Ntimama.

Here i could add the PM too.

In all 80 additions there were definitely winners, the above quote is just opinion of one reporter. Obviously he had to pick on only big names to make his, perhaps, subjective opinion.

However me wonder it was that necessary for ligale to rash to finalise and beat deadline. Surely some broad consultation with a draft would not have taken away their "independence". And he would not be a failure to hand over whatever remaining tasks to successor if pressed for time.

@pound, that's a new twist you'v manufactured there.I don't buy it.Dividing central by area would mean no division of its constituencies.The Kiambu constituencies being split r 4 instance peri-urban areas and not exactly rural areas.Let's just face it:this thing was a sham

Moi is backing this report because Ligale is properly doing his work the nyayo way.If u remember, in the 90s Kanu would get more MPs than the combined opposition yet the opposition's total on the presidential poll was far more than Kanu's.Thus it is not true that Ligale's gerrymandering helps areas that were ignored by Moi.Otherwise why would Moi and his home area people be backing it?