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    "content": "may decide. Today, if you appoint a village elder who does not receive the support of the public, he would not be of any use. There must be an element of the participation of the community, unlike the appointment of chiefs. That way, the community would be at ease to approach the village elder to solve their domestic problems and any other problems that may arise in the village. I hope that if this Bill is passed, the Public Service Commission should employ a system of consultation of the community at the locational level. This will make sure that the people appointed to this commission are acceptable to the community and would get all the support and it would be easier for them to tackle crime as opposed to chiefs who are seen as people imposed on the public by the Government. I thank and commend the distinguished Senator for West Pokot. This is a matter that has been bothering us. I want to confess here that whenever I go home, I receive delegations from elders asking whether we have done something or not. I am now happy that when they come to me this Saturday, I will inform them that we have done something. Therefore, I urge the House to honour these people who have served this country without remuneration by making them formal employees by recognizing them in the law. With those few remarks, I beg to second."
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