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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilgoris, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Sunkuli",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to also support the Bill. I must say at the outset that I support it because it is very popular in the country. That is the main reason as to why I support it. I have been Minister for Provincial Administration before. I know the value of provincial administration in Kenya. It is part of our history and an attempt to dilute it has been made, but I always say it is good for us to have it. The work of the village elder at the bottom is more important than even the work of those in the middle. The village is the government’s point of contact with mwananchi . Those people work very hard. As policymakers, we need to ask ourselves two questions. We want the provincial administration to work so that the people can get services. How far are we prepared in establishing units of provincial administration? Secondly, we have devolution in Kenya, which has created the office of ward administrator. How will we ensure that there is work for everybody? As it is now, we have a ward administrator and a chief but we do not know exactly 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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