Kenyatta created kirinyaga n homabay.Moi added many but those that made the cut were migori,nyamira,vihiga,bomet, tharaka and makueni.Based on current population maragua was just a kamotho thing..thika yes..and so should nakuru, bungoma and Kakamega..urban counties lack the space.The list is generally fair....GEMA need to stop believing their own propaganda.
RV you see we are now back to Naivasha talks - Moi created so and so Kenyatta created so and so .Truth be told district creation as at that time Kenya was under a centralized system was basically administrating and taking services to the far end areas areas (rural in these case) Example when thika was formed Gatanga people who were closer to Thika town than Muranga town was easier for them to get government services ( from IDs to land transactions etc) Same example can be given for residents in Malindi .
When our politicians decided to change the constitution and decided to use districts as the basis and or unit of devolution , this was a far cry from what the agitators of reforms and new constitution had envisioned .But the reality is you can never run away from history , if you try to correct history you create new injustices , thats why people learn from history .
Thats why there was give and take in the naivasha talks the Trio of Uhuru Ruto Kalonzo outsmarted the Railas Mudavadis Orengos Ababu Namwambas and the independents the likes of Karua , Abdi Kadir and Wetangula Najib Balala
Take a look at below population census report you will realize going by counties the so called Kalenjin counties are over represented in some cases Muranga is even 2 times the number of population of those counties . You think the Uhuru faction didnt know this ? Remember how Uhuru and Ruto were suprised during the coalition committee meeting when Orengo stated they had no issue with a Presidential system .
Do you see similarities between BBI , Revenue Sharing debate and the Naivasha talks , do you think the stalemate will end if we continue blaming Kenyatta and Moi or blaming over representation and under representation . Do you see where BBI is heading to ...
Mombasa…………..… 1,208,333
Kwale……………..…… 866,820
Kilifi………………..…… 1,453,787
Tana River………….… 315,943
Lamu……………….…. 143,920
Taita/Taveta……..….…340,671
Garissa……………….. 841,353
Wajir……………….…… 781,263
Mandera…………....… 867,457
Marsabit…….…........459,785
Isiolo……….…….…… 268,002
Meru…………………… 1,545,714
Tharaka-Nithi………… 393,177
Embu………………….. 608,599
Kitui……………………. 1,136,187
Machakos………….…..1,421,932
Makueni………………. 987,653
Nyandarua……………. 638,289
Nyeri…………………… 759,164
Kirinyaga……………… 610,411
Murang'a………………. 1,056,640
Kiambu……………….. 2,417,735
Turkana………………. 926,976
West Pokot…………… 621,241
Samburu……………… 310,327
Trans Nzoia………….. 990,341
Uasin Gishu………….. 1,163,186
Elgeyo/Marakwet……..454,480
Nandi………………….. 885,711
Baringo……………….. 666,763
Laikipia………………… 518,560
Nakuru…………………2,162,202
Narok………………… 1,157,873
Kajiado……………… 1,117,840
Kericho………..……… 901,777
Bomet…………………. 875,689
Kakamega……………. 1,867,579
Vihiga…………………. 590,013
Bungoma…………..… 1,670,570
Busia…………...…….. 893,681
Siaya…………….…….. 993,183
Kisumu……………….. 1,155,574
Homa Bay…………….. 1,131,950
Migori………………….. 1,116,436
Kisii…………………… 1,266,860
Nyamira……………….. 605,576
Nairobi City……..……. 4,397,073