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    "id": 172951,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/172951/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M'Mithiaru",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 72,
        "legal_name": "Ntoitha M'mithiaru",
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    "content": "We know very well that municipalities and county councils provide very important services to our people. Therefore, mayors and councillors must be properly remunerated so that they can deliver services to our people. I am aware that some councillors go round to market centres to find out how much has been collected in a particular day, so that they can follow up their payments with their Town Clerk's office. That is unethical because if we are to institute proper financial management among councillors, then we must remunerate them well. We also know that there is a lot of disparity in terms of payment of councillors. We cannot compare the payment of councillors who are in Nairobi, Mombasa or any other urban area with those in rural county councils. Therefore, for the purposes of harmonizing and standardizing payments and salaries, it is good that all these issues are brought to the Ministry of Local Government, so that they are all paid from the Consolidated Fund. This will bring about equity in terms of paying councillors."
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