<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliThe Department of the Interior is exploring alternative procedures that would let tribes negotiate compacts directly with the secretary, cutting the states out of the equation.  <response>: Wizara ya Mambo ya Ndani ya Marekani imesoma mbinu mbadala ambazo zitaruhusu makabila kujadili mikataba moja kwa moja na waziri, na kuondoa majimbo katika usawa. 