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    "id": 396769,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to give tribute and thanks to my colleague Senators for speaking to this Motion. As we noted, this is a very timely Motion because we need to redeem our culture and the usage of the wisdom of the old people who live among us. We also note in this Motion that it is not only the men who are supposed to be working with the chiefs as wazee wa mtaa, but also women. You may also note that in some locations and villages, even persons as young as 30 years could be identified among the elders. The villagers who identify them know that wisdom lies in them. As we talk about putting them together and making sure that we secure our country and utilize the resources that we have, it is proper that we know that these categories of people may also come in. With regard to security matters in the cities, there is the usage of the CCTV and so on, but in the villages, the CCTV is the wazee wa mtaa because you cannot install those kinds of gadgets there. These are the people that are able to move around and put things in order. We also note that wazee wa mtaa may not necessarily be a council of elders because the council of elders is an organization that is registered and that is trying to keep things together. In Meru, we have the Njuri Ncheke who may not necessarily be working with the chiefs to keep order, but there is that linkage. Some of them may be working with the chiefs to provide security but they may also be members of the NjuriNcheke . So that people may not confuse this – when it comes to anti-social activities in the villages like the brewing of local brews, these are the people who can know who brings the chemicals that are normally used. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we talked about establishing a fund, we could even give them something better, depending on what we can afford as a country. The minimum was Kshs2 billion per year, but we could raise it to Kshs4 billion. That means we could be talking about a honoraria of about Kshs5,000 per person or as low as Kshs2,000 depending on what we can afford. This is a group that can work very well in areas where we have the Kenya Police Reservists (KPR). The KPR could report to the village elder and monitor how the boys and the girls use the weapons that the Governors give them. I beg to move. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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