A section of governors and Members of Parliament are calling on their people to return to their rural areas for the census. 

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These leaders have set their eyes on various things that will affect their political life which includes 2022 political strategy, resource allocation and boundary review. 

The census which will take place on the night of August 24/25 will determine how much money a certain county will get and if there will be the need to redraw certain boundaries of small constituencies. 

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya came out to request all people born in Western Kenya but are living outside the region to return home before the census begins. 

The Council of Governors (CoG) chairman called on parents in the region to ask their children living in other parts of the country to return home.

“I have been a minister for Planning and I assure you population is key in determining how much money a region gets. We call upon our people to take this seriously as it will also give Luhyas a bargaining power in the 2022 elections,” he said.

Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang’ata has even offered to provide transportation for the people of his county to return home before the census day. 

According to Kang'ata, two constituencies in his region risk being merged due to the low population. 

"We are concerned. The future of the two constituencies hangs in the balance due to low population as they will likely be merged,” Kang’ata averred.

Other leaders from other regions also came out with their different concerns pertaining to the census.