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    "speaker_name": "Hon. G.W. Omondi",
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        "legal_name": "George Washinton Mallan Omondi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a very important Motion for the following reasons: If we look at the history of our country, we may say that we got Independence and we are developing. But there are certain things that we have neglected, and which the Colonial Government had put in place. One of the areas that we have neglected is the recognition of the village elders and the job that they do. Some of the rot we see in our society, particularly among the youth and in some of our institutions and more so the security-related institutions, are taking place because we have neglected the work of the village elders. For example, in the colonial days, it was very difficult to get rogue people getting their ways into the police service because before people were recruited, the village elders were involved. They were asked whether a particular youth was of good character. But these days, if I want my cousin or nephew to be employed in the police, I would tell my friend: “I have got this cousin who is a chicken thief in the village. Can you get him in the police?” In the old days, it could not happen. The elders were involved and the research was done. Only good people went to the security sector. The other bit is that of the bad behaviour of the youth in the villages. They see that those who are trying to control the good behaviours in the villages are not recognised. So, they start saying that it does not really matter whether they become good people or not. They will look at a certain old man and say: “This old man is struggling to make us behave nicely, but nobody recognises him.” If we implement this Motion and maybe turn it into a Bill, we will not just improve the behaviour of those who are joining security, but we will also improve the behaviour of our youth in the villages. We have been struggling with radicalisation of our youth. I am seeing Parliament getting involved but we have not gone to the root cause of radicalisation. Those people are going to the 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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