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    "id": 184914,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Affey",
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Affey",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for giving me an opportunity to ventilate on this issue. I begin by thanking the hon. Mover. This Motion is so important and timely. The role played by elders cannot be under-estimated particularly in pastoral communities where elders play the role of the Government in conflict resolution and, in most cases, they are the ones that the communities rely upon for leadership at the grassroots. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the role of community elders from marriage, conflict resolution to even nomination of parliamentarians is very important. Where I come from, you cannot be a serious leader if you do not have the backing of elders on the ground because they are the ones who live with the community and they understand the kind of leaders they require to lead the community. I would like to plead with the Assistant Minister to reinstate the role of paramount chiefs because they played significant roles in communities where conflict has been prevalent particularly in the northern part of Kenya. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on this particular issue, it gives us an opportunity to even discuss the current Scheme of Service that the Government seems to have deployed in recruitment of chiefs. This scheme of service is scandalous. It is something that the Ministry needs to revise as soon as possible. It requires that for you to be a chief or assistant chief, you must have certain basic education qualifications. I support this Motion and I allow the Assistant Minister to continue. Thank you very much."
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