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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Karani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Wachira Karani",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was a worried man because I pressed the button immediately I entered into this Chamber. I am grateful though that you have recognized me at last. First of all, I want to join my colleagues in thanking Hon. Injendi for this very noble Motion. I represent the good people of Laikipia. Whenever we have issues of cattle rustling, the village elders do a very important job of tracing the footsteps of the raiders until the animals are recovered. Whenever the animals are recovered, the police, the chiefs, the assistant chiefs and the District Commissioners (DCs) celebrate and wait for their salaries at the end of the month. But the poor village elders go home empty-handed. In fact, they risk a lot. This is a very noble Motion. However, I would like to disagree with the Member who has said that we need to give them uniforms so that they can be identified. Those are people who act like National Intelligence Service (NIS) officers. Immediately you identify them, it will become riskier for them to perform their duties. Therefore, I disagree with that Member and wish that we can retain them the way they are. Let us give them some salaries, but let us not expose them with identification. I would like to commend the Jubilee Government for the cash transfers of Kshs2,000 to the majority of persons who have attained the age of over 65 years, orphans and people living with disabilities. It is a matter of just continuing with the programme and including the rest of those who qualify to benefit. However, I would like the Government to consider the Kenya Police Reservists (KPR) in my constituency, who are doing a very good job. They are entrusted with guns by the Government, but they are not paid anything at the end of the month. In this country, cases of terrorism have reduced to some extent. We have been watching Cable News Network (CNN) and Al Jazeera . We have seen terrorism happening in France, Europe and 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."
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