As Andrew Ligale, the chairman of the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission wraps up his recommendations on the creation of new constituencies, he might want to bear in mind that certain constituency names just do not make sense. In western province, two constituencies in particular come to mind: Emuhaya and Budalang’i. The first Member of Legislative Assembly (Legco) in Emuhaya, the late Eric Edward Khasakhala came from Ebwali village, Emuhaya in Emmutete, Bunyore. He was the son of Zakayo Kwendo, the local chief who passed away in 1955. Emmutete was also the epicentre of American evangelists who set up Kima Theological College (Church of God). These factors favoured Emmutete to shape the political destiny of Abanyole. This might be the reason the late Khasakhala chose Emuhaya as the name of a constituency rather than Bunyore. A reader has brought up this subject (see letters to the editor) and views are invited from Abanyole to shed light on this controversial name. A similar situation obtains in Bunyala, Busia where the village of Budalang’i is also the name given to the constituency of Abanyala.
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