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    "id": 575570,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/575570/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Village elders play a very big role. In fact, they have been there for a long time. But now with the changes that have taken place, you will find that chiefs and their assistants seem to have neglected their roles. In my place you will find them wanting to move out for bigger things. Therefore, the people who are left to work and are closer to the people are the village elders. In the referendum we had in 2010 just before the last elections, they were the ones I used in my constituency to access people easily. Due to that, we were able to achieve success. However their job is an open one, because they work in the open. We do not have them in houses. It is important we use them and pay them to avoid corruption, because Kenya has become a country where people value money a lot. We should, therefore, reward them. I agree with what Hon. Wandayi is saying. We must have consensus from the Members of Parliament, that is baraza la wazee wa Bunge, in order to go through this kind of discussion. When this comes to the House, we obviously will have a way of dealing with it. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}