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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Gitonga",
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        "legal_name": "George Gitonga Murugara",
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    "content": "in Tharaka Constituency. I have met them at various levels and they have always made the expression that ‘when you go to Parliament, please, urge the House to ensure that our interests are taken care of’. They ask me to urge the House to make a resolution to the Government that they should be recognised as either civil servants or any other cadre of servants recognised in our Civil Service system. I made this commitment to them and today, we have this Motion before the House. In conclusion, I would urge the House to consider in a very meticulous and sober manner to reward village elders. We urge the Government, and we use the word “urge”, to take this issue seriously. It is important to say that the Government should not take us to be a talking shop, where we pass resolutions like we did in July 2016 and then it is not implemented. It is also important for the Committee on Implementation to ensure that all Motions that are passed by the House are implemented by the Government. Therefore, let us recognise and reward village elders. Today, let us put in place a policy by the national Government that would set down criteria on how to recruit and remunerate village elders. With those words, I move this Motion and call upon my colleague, Nominee 001, Hon. David Sankok, to second. Thank you."
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