A section of Members of Parliament from the coast region have continued to oppose plans to scrap off some constituencies in the country by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
Galole MP (Tana River County) Said Buya Hiribae, told journalists that there is no need of scrapping off constituencies in the coast after the 2022 boundaries review if they fail the population threshold set by the Constitution.
The boundaries review will be the second review after the 2010 review which was led by the Andrew Ligale, and will largely affect the coast region.
Hiribae said residents in coast have experienced a lot of injustices including land issues which may never be solved if many of its constituencies are scrapped off.
"Coast residents have suffered for so long and the scrapping off of constituencies will greatly affect the coast region," he said on Monday.
He noted that politicians from the coast will not be party to the plan and will team up to oppose it.
"We will not allow this to happen."Some of the coast constituencies that may be scrapped off include Lamu East, Lamu West, Mvita, Mwatate, Wundanyi, Voi, Bura, and Galole.
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