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    "id": 1373428,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga Central, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Gitari",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance. Let me also thank Hon. Injendi for bringing this timely Bill, which I support. Village elders play a key role in the local communities. Chiefs, assistant chiefs and other national government administrators depend on them for security and illicit brew issues. It was alluded that about 100,000 children had not reported to form one and the village elders took all their names to the relevant offices. They play a big role in our communities. I want to echo the efforts of the village elders in Kirinyaga Central. A gun that was stolen from Kabonge Police Post was being used to terrorise people in the Kirinyaga Central area of Kagumo. The village elders gave information to the national government administration and the gun was recovered from wherever it was. In the last two weeks, about 13 people lost their lives in Kirinyaga County over illicit brews and we are burying them on Saturday. With the efforts of the village elders, we were able to identify other dens of illicit brews. During the 10th Parliament, we brought a similar Bill to this House but it did not see the light of the day. I hope because they are now supposed to be given stipend, it is possible and it can work just like it works for the Community Health Promoters, who get some stipend for their services. The government should set aside a budget to recognise these people. These people are suffering in the villages yet they are performing key roles. Today, nobody can steal chicken in an area and live in the same area. If somebody disappears for a long time, they take him as a suspect. They play a key role. I hope this Bill will be passed. Our Kenya Kwanza Government is a government of hustlers. I hope even the President will consider this Bill favourably. With those remarks, I support. 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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