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    "content": "Let us look at the Kenyan society and put it within Marslow Hierarchy of Needs. The Kenyan society is stratified in such a way that we have sections that are at the lowest level. We require social security. We have other sections that need self-actualization. Until we reach the egalitarian society where all Kenyan societies are equal--- I want to thank the Government and the Minister because this is a very important Bill. The chiefs will provide a local connection. The chiefs provide security vetting. The chiefs provide an avenue for conflict resolution on cattle rustling and all other criminal activities. Also, we need to appreciate that Kenya is not a federal State; Kenya is not a confederation. Kenya is a unitary State and therefore, the functions of the national Government must be seen at the grassroots level. This is why this Bill is critical. We hope that the Government will put in place deliberate mechanisms to improve the terms of service of our chiefs. In this way, they will be more effective, useful, deliver better services, and provide security assistance to other Government security agencies. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, finally, the domestication of the new Constitution does not mean that we do away with all the values and institutions that we have had over the years. What we need to do and this Constitution attempts to achieve, is for us to improve and strengthen the functions and roles of already existing institutions. The institution of chiefs is one that we need to strengthen until we have a highly developed society and do not have unemployment; underemployment and the incidents of crime are either completely reduced or minimized. That is the time we can say that we need to professionalize the functions of this particular group. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank the Minister and Government, belatedly though. He should have brought this I think one year ago so that by now---"
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