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I BRING to the attention of the Electoral Commission, National Boundaries Commission and the Southern Highlands government, a split that has been existing in the Kuare LLG for the last 30 plus years.
Kuare LLG consists of 17 council wards.
During the national elections, 10 wards cast their votes as Ialibu-Pangia constituents, while seven wards vote as Kagua-Erave.
This LLG takes part in electing two MPs every five years.
At the local level government, the 17 ward councillors have one president and one council chamber.
Whether the president originates from Ialibu-Pangia or Kagua-Erave part of the LLG, he attends both DDA meetings.
However, none of our needs have been met properly by any open MP.
This is due to the split in the LLG, making our voting population number insignificant for successive MPs from both sides to pay attention to us.
Only the provincial government recognises us once in a while due to the size of combined votes from the LLG.
Most of our ward councillors are just affixing badges and busy doing their own things to sustain their personal lives.
We, the constituents, only realise that we have MPs when a general election nears and they come with their loud hailers to lure the illiterate majority.
Geographically, the mighty Yalo River separates Kuare LLG (all 17 wards) from the rest of Ialibu-Pangia.
We do not speak Wiru.
We speak Kewabi as the rest of Kagua-Erave.
Most or all of our tribal relations are in Kagua-Erave electorate.
We are few hours walking distance to Kagua Station.
We have a short cut route to Erave.
It’s only appropriate for the Inter-Government Relations Minister, Electoral Commission and National Boundaries Commission to place 17 wards of Kuare-LLG into its rightful place, Kagua-Erave electorate.
Thank you Kagua-Erave DDA for recently delivering funding assistance to Kuare and Walu Community Schools.
We have yet to receive such attention from Ialibu-Pangia DDA.

Samuel Raitano,
Kuare Konda