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    "speaker_name": "Alego-Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Onunga Atandi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to support the Motion. There is no doubt that village elders are critical in the smooth performance of government programmes in villages. Why is it that these people serve Government but do not get any remuneration? As an example, when we rolled the programme of Government remitting money to the old or aged, village elders were critical. The money is given every month, but the people in charge of organising the old to receive the resources do not get anything. We should all agree that it is important for people performing government functions to be remunerated. There should be no doubt about that. We need to have this matter put in law. I propose that the relevant Committee legislates on the matter so that it is part and parcel of our statutes and these people receive support. Security concerns are everywhere. Let me give an example of a case where a village elder in my constituency helped in arresting people who were getting girls out of school and impregnating them. We have a situation where we have to go down to the villages to talk to village elders to give us that kind of support. So, there is much they do on the ground. We have The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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