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    "id": 1051535,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1051535/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nandi CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Tecla Tum",
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        "legal_name": "Tum Tecla Chebet",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Bill. We have to inculcate a reading culture in our youths. There is a lot of drunkenness and alcoholism amongst the youth. So, we are to establish a National Library Service that is well equipped. There is the issue of preservation of traditional culture. The National Library Service will encourage publications in native languages so that our children do not forget our cultures. I really support this. There is also the issue of advisory services. The National Library Service will be an advisory centre for all libraries in Kenya, including those in our universities. Therefore, we need to inculcate a reading culture. This will be a legal entity which will ask for loans, gifts and revenue from the National Assembly. So, it will be one of the best equipped libraries like those in developed countries. For example, in some countries, you find libraries that are 15 times the size of this Chamber. You cannot even consume all the materials therein in 20 days. It will have catalogues that can assist our universities. So, there is need to establish a National Library Service in Kenya. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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