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    "id": 169874,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/169874/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kiunjuri",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Water and Irrigation",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 175,
        "legal_name": "Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for example, my local authority in Laikipia is attempting to charge fees for land. They want that farmer who, because of drought, cannot be able to raise a goat, to go ahead and pay land rates. The reason is because they cannot raise enough funds for the development of the council and for their own remuneration. So, what we are asking is that we should be honest and sincere. Let those councillors earn a respectable salary so that we do not look at them as if they are just villagers or local leaders at the grassroots level. That is why we are advancing that even village elders, who usually assist chiefs, to get something to support them. If we are arguing that those local elders should be paid something for their work of assisting the chiefs, then we should come out with a good pay for the councillors to preserve their dignity."
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