Teso North Member of Parliament Oku Kaunya has expressed support for a proposed amendment bill in the National Assembly seeking to increase the number of counties from 47 to 52.

Kaunya, who was speaking at Isegere Toto Primary School during a prayer day for Grade Six and Class Eight candidates, said the Iteso and other minority communities deserve their own counties. He said the bill which seeks to create five additional counties proposes Teso North and Teso South to be joined to Form Teso County.

 Kuria East  MP Marwa Maisori has sponsored a Bill in the National Assembly, which seeks to amend Article 98 of the Constitution to include the five additional counties. He has already written a notice to the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula to table the Bill.

The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2022 seeks to create Kuria county from the existing Migori county, Teso county from the existing Busia county and Mount Elgon county from the existing Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties. The Bill also seeks to delimit East Pokot county from the existing Baringo and West Pokot counties and Mwingi county from the existing Kitui county.