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"content": "I rise to support this Motion because in every constituency, definitely, we have councillors. Every Member of Parliament is faced with a challenge where the councillors are not able to even meet their basic needs. For example, in Mtito-Andei and Makueni county councils, you will find that most councillors earn less than Kshs30,000 per month. Hence, it is difficult for them to move within their wards even to attend meetings. These particular councillors even lack basic medical cover. Most of them cannot even access basic entitlements such as loans. So, I would really urge this Government to review the Act, because as it stands at the moment, the local authorities have to move around and collect their revenue. At times, they are being pushed by the Ministry to collect revenue that is not even there, due to poverty in some areas. So, we have to find a way in which the central Government can pay the councillors, deputy mayor, mayors, chairmen of the county councils and employees."
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