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    "id": 1523104,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Masaba, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Manduku",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs regarding the filling of vacant positions of chiefs and assistant chiefs in Nyaribari Masaba Constituency. Chiefs and assistant chiefs are pivotal in maintaining law and order at the grassroots level. They serve as the primary liaison officers between the national Government and local communities, resolving disputes, facilitating development initiatives, and ensuring security through prompt responses to issues such as crime and emergencies. Their roles are also essential for delivering effective national Government administrative services. Regrettably, many residents of Nyaribari Masaba Constituency are deprived of those essential services due to the absence of chiefs and assistant chiefs in various areas, specifically in Nyaribari Ikorongo and Irianya locations and Kegogi, Gekonge, Ikenya, Ibacho, Mesabisabi, Nyanturago, and Nyankononi sub-locations, respectively. Those vacancies have created significant gaps in local administration, thus undermining effective governance and service delivery at the grassroots level. It is against this background that I request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs on the following: 1. A report on the status of recruitment for chiefs and assistant chiefs, including the challenges, if any, faced by the Ministry of Interior and National Administration in completing that exercise across the country; 2. The measures that have been put in place to ensure that any vacant positions for chiefs and assistant chiefs are filled promptly, thereby eliminating gaps in administrative services that are faced at the affected grassroots level; and, 3. A definitive timeline for when the vacant positions of chiefs and assistant chiefs in Nyaribari Masaba Constituency will be filled. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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