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    "id": 396731,
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    "speaker_name": "October 1, 2013 SENATE DEBATES 31 Sen. Mohamud",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before I proceed, I want to remind my colleague from Isiolo, that our role is not just to dance and prepare things. Our job is to encourage peace and make resolutions in the communities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the Motion and thank my senior colleague for bringing it at the right time. Indeed, I would like to appreciate the effort being done by our elders, as we know, old is gold. One proverb in Somali states that if a community lacks an elder, it can even purchase one from another community or place. In the Somali language it says: “ Id hadhii odhi lowaya, adon beeah ayalosoibiya”-(If acertain community lacks elders amongst them, you better purchase them from othercommunities) Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the effort done by the elders is really encouraging when it comes to conflict resolution. As my colleague has already said, in our pastoral community we have inter-clan conflicts and these elders are the ones who normally resolve them. Also, on the issue of borders, I am sure that you are aware of an incident which happened in Wajir one year ago, where two officers were kidnapped from the border and taken to Somalia. In fact, the Government did not do much, but it is through the efforts of those elders that the two officers were released back to Kenya. That means that they are doing more work at that level than even the Government. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, these elders normally handle the issue of divorce, marriages and other conflicts which relate to the communities. It is through these elders that the quality of education can improve, because they are at the local level and normally encourage parents to take their children to school. This encourages competition among the parents, hence performance also improves. They also facilitate the county governments, where the minority communities are somehow forgotten. These elders are the people who know the community and hence, ensure that everybody is brought on board. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if these elders have families; if they are not motivated they will not do their work properly. At least, a system should be put in place in the county governments, so that those people can have a small token to make them happy. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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