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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tinderet, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to welcome the chiefs. They play a critical role in our society. They are almost the first line of national Government administrators on the ground. It is through them that Government programmes and campaigns are publicised. They also maintain law and order in our societies. Many chiefs in our societies ensure that Kenyans understand Government policies and programmes through baraza, meetings and seminars. I laud them because they do a lot of good work. Through the office of the chief, Kenyans solve their conflicts – land disputes, family disputes, cattle rustling and even maintenance of peace and order amongst communities. The leader of the chiefs’ forum or association is here in the house. This is an indication that as the national Government, we need to empower them by building for them offices and making sure that we give them modern means of communication. We should give them motorbikes and money to run their offices. This will enable them to buy stationery and move around. They will also buy airtime for their mobile phones, so that they can communicate amongst themselves and curb crime. In fact, the immunisation programmes have been very successful in this country because of the role of the chiefs. They are very important in the Kenyan society. We need to support them by giving them security. At times we feel very bad when we see them being harassed or even beaten up. At times they are killed because they have no security. The national Government needs 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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