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    "id": 1196264,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kangema, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kihungi",
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    "content": "I visited Rwanda and learnt that they borrowed our method of performance contracting, which was introduced by the former President, the late Mwai Kibaki. The person who was in charge of performance contracts in Rwanda was a Kenyan. He was telling us that whenever the President of Rwanda signs a performance contract from the administrative section, the lowest section that signs is the village level. The village elders will then sign a performance contract on issues to do with cleanliness and management of the public security. That is why Kigali is one of the cleanest cities. Therefore, we should introduce this level under the National Government Coordination Act to recognise the village elders and remunerate them. These people will be responsible. They will not be forced to ask our old mothers and fathers to cater for their sitting whenever they have issues they want them to adjudicate. This is a very good Motion and something that the Government should look into. I think we are behind the county government because if you look at the County Government Act, Section 55, you will find it has clearly provided structures up to the village council. It also states that the county assembly will come up with remuneration for the village councils. Therefore, at the level of national Government, whereby devolution goes up to the sub-location level, it will not be too expensive to have elders who live with our people daily being remunerated. They can even sign a code of conduct on how they should perform their duties and how they should relate with our people. I support the Motion. How I wish it can be legislated to become a law so that we can consider them? That way, they will be effective in delivering services to our people. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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