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    "id": 1353705,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kesses, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Rutto",
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    "content": "As we are prosecuting this matter at the second stage of this particular Bill, I ask my brother, Hon. (Prof.) Kindiki, to prepare to table, in his work plan, the budget proposal for remuneration of those people. Nobody in this particular structure of administration should question us on where the money will come from. In any case, achieving the objective of the Constitution and uniting Kenyans is so expensive to the extent that you cannot weigh it in terms of allocation of our resources. We all understand that we represent constituencies. Part of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) is geared towards supporting bursaries and the less fortunate in the society. You will appreciate the role that is played by the same people. The unfair side of this; is that they are not paid anything. They have children, but because they are perceived to be the leaders who are privy to information, the society does not allow them to get advantage or share the bursary by virtue of the role that they play. Therefore, compensating the little effort they give with those particular resources which are proposed in this Bill will equalise their families with the rest. I support this Bill. The budget of the next financial year is being prepared. The Budget Policy Statement (BPS) will be brought to the House very soon. I expect that its content will include remuneration of village elders. Lastly, the Bill has few introductions of village administrator and village council. Regulations should also follow quickly so that we understand the definition of a village council. Who are those people? Who is a village administrator? I am aware that the county governments are working on establishing their own village administrators. This will ensure that we do not create confusion and we implement it effectively without creating conflict. We will ensure that the people we put in those capacities have good faith and utmost good character. They should have the confidence of the people. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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