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    "id": 543853,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak on this very important Bill. First of all, I want to thank the Mover of this Bill, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, because all his proposals for amendment of the Bill and all his Motions are focused on one thing; security. I believe that this is informed by the area which he represents in this Senate. Therefore, when he brings this Motion, as a professor, he has gone through it and has seen that it can improve security in Kenya. The concept of elders has been with us for quite some time. As Sen. Musila said, we have elders everywhere. In Western Province, we call them ligurus. These people perform good service but that function is multifaceted. In other words, they are not confined to issues of security. In fact, in security and investigations, they merely assist in a very peripheral way. I hope when this Bill is passed, the issues of security will come to the fore of their functions. They have mainly been concerned with disputes in the village. They are concerned with issues of land disputes, family disputes, petty crimes here and there. They have also been concerned with supplying the necessary information, when asked to do so by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). So, far, they have not been proactive on issues of security. When this is enacted, I hope that they are going to take a proactive approach on issues of security. They should know who has come in the village as it is done in Rwanda. This is to keep a close eye on what is going on within the village. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as they got concerned with other issues, not all the elders behaved like elders. For example, in land disputes, we have very many reports where particular elders can be bribed by one side to decide in a particular direction and so 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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