{"id":892273,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/892273/?format=json","text_counter":180,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mandera North, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Major (Rtd.) Bashir S. Abdullaih","speaker":{"id":13417,"legal_name":"Bashir Sheikh Abdullah","slug":"bashir-sheikh-abdullah"},"content":"Act. It is good that this House is urging the national Government to absorb the village elders. We have taken too long to take care of that. I support the Motion that village elders be remunerated and absorbed by the national Government. The clarity on where the funds are supposed to come from needs further guidance. I support the Motion."}