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    "id": 892333,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bungoma CWR, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Catherine Wambilianga",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Catherine Nanjala Wambilianga",
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    "content": "I look at the village elders and the kind of work they do is like charity work. They have done charity work for a long time. Matters security, dispute resolution and domestic resolutions are all sorted out by these village elders. These people bring harmony in our villages. They have brought a lot of stability especially where there are disputes in the villages because they are very conversant with daily happenings of any village. We even rely on them as politicians in collecting our daily data. For example, when we want to allocate bursaries, we do not know the correct people to allocate. Sometimes there are complaints in the villages that the deserving people have not been allocated bursaries, but if we use them, they will give us the right statistics. We also use them to get school dropouts to take them back to school. Real matters come from these village administrators. With regard to Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) that need our help, we also get reliable information from such village administrators. Therefore, as a House, I congratulate Hon. George Murugara for bringing this Motion because it is one that needs to be supported. I believe this Motion will see the light of the day and these village administrators are going to be considered. On ways of how the Government will raise money, I am sure when this House makes some budgetary allocation, those elders will be remunerated bearing in mind that they are both women and men of stature in society. They should be considered."
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