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Is Kenya over-represented in the Political arena?

The Boresha Katiba and Okoa Kenya agendas should be supported by all Kenyans for us to achieve full development as a nation. It is a fact that Kenya is over represented in the political arena. The high number of MPs, MCAs, Governors and Senators is just a burden to the economy of the country which is still developing.

We do not need 47 Governors or the 47 counties; 16 can do just well. Look at the way counties are doing the right thing by forming economic blocks. We started with Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani, then we had the North Rift Economic Block (NOREB). Governors now need to agree that these blocks should be the basis of the revised counties.

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