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    "id": 1373475,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Likuyani, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Innocent Mugabe",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. My name is Mugabe, not Mugambi. First, I want to say a happy Valentine’s Day to all my constituents in Likuyani and a prayerful lent season to the Catholics. Next is to congratulate Hon. Malulu Injendi for coming up with this noble Bill that touches the base of our community. The people who operate at the very bottom of the pyramid in our leadership structure are the village elders. Their role and significance in public governance cannot be gainsaid. I would not want to belabour what they do, because many Members have acknowledged the critical role that they play in the community in terms of governance and having sanity. Apart from remuneration, mere recognition in the governance structure will give village elders the legal backing to perform their duties and responsibilities. This is something they lack. They have been operating in an amorphous and sometimes precarious environment because their positions are not legally mandated. The mere fact that they will be included in the national Government structure will give them the legal backing to perform their duties. For that reason, I wish to support the Bill. As we bring them on board to continue with their duties in public governance and in bridging the gap between the public and the Government, I would like us to look further and build their capacity so that they are able to perform their duties even better. In the mediation role at the village level, their capacity needs to be built to do that exercise. The results they come up with should also be recognised."
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