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    "id": 1051567,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1051567/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Manje",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Wathigo Manje",
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    "content": "a reading culture and acquiring information. That is why we have this Bill that will give a legal framework to realise that. It is very important that the Bill establishes a national body that has been given the mandate to collect and store information in the country, such that if you want to refer to any information, you can walk into that library and get the information. Compliance and reading materials in our schools should be controlled by the library. It will also promote research. If you want to do any type of research, you can go to a library. More important is the storage of biographies, periodicals and any other information that is relevant, especially on culture and how the country is evolving. This Bill has also structured how the libraries will be funded by Parliament through levies collected and royalties. So, it is a good Bill. It is also important to note that the Bill gives institutions the opportunity to become members of the library. For example, county governments can become members. If there is a constituency with a library, they can become a member of the Kenya National Library Service and collaborate to make sure that those institutions are rich. But the Bill should have covered emerging issues. There is a lot of information in the media, which I think we should find a way of safeguarding. If it is a crime, it should be punishable. The Bill should also give guidance to the drifting nature of Kenyan languages towards Sheng and other languages that are not very clear. I can also give some advice. The trend now is towards small libraries. You do not have to create a very big library like the Congress Library in Washington, DC, the biggest library in the world. The trend now is towards virtual libraries. You can store a book in a small disc. You can get e-books and e-materials. There are periodicals that are circulated in the media. So, instead of creating a large library, we should be aware of the trends. We should also encourage big personalities, especially the retired presidents of this country, to establish libraries. What they do in the United States of America is that when a president retires, he creates a library where he stores good information about what he did when he was the president, the culture and what was going on when he was ruling. If you go to the USA, you will find every retired president is associated with a library. I support the Bill."
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