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    "id": 892268,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/892268/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Major (Rtd.) Bashir S. Abdullaih",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bashir Sheikh Abdullah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will talk about the importance of chiefs. Every Kenyan knows the roles and functions of an elder. They play a very critical role and we all agree that they need remuneration. This is the National Assembly. We also have the Senate. The aspect of village administrators or elders is catered for in the County Governments Act of 2012. It already exists. Why are we spending all this time debating an issue that already exists? It is already passed. County governments have already recruited up to ward administrators. What remains is for them to recruit village administrators or village elders. Is it a matter for this House to dwell on? I want your guidance on this. Why are we talking about something that is already catered for in the County Governments Act? Why are we urging the national Government to remunerate the village elders and village administrators? Their work and role is superb. The society needs them. Is it not the Senate that is supposed to enforce their recruitment? It is a function of county governments because it is in the County Governments Act. The County Governments Act of 2012 specifically talks about the role of village administrators. They have not been recruited."
}