{"id":390564,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/390564/?format=json","text_counter":46,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Sang","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":907,"legal_name":"Stephen Kipyego Sang","slug":"stephen-kipyego-sang"},"content":"THAT, aware that in the African context elders popularly referred to as ‘ wazee wa mtaa ’ have a special place and they are highly respected; appreciating their work in supplementing the work of Chiefs in matters of administration at the locational and village levels; concerned that no form of structured payment is given to them for the services they render; the Senate urges the National Government to establish a fund from which the elders will be compensated for their services."}