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    "id": 1059067,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1059067/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Who is shouting and thinking this is not the august House? Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you need to protect me. The other day, there was a Member with a gun here and now that I am not the Leader of Majority Party, I am very vulnerable. Therefore, the most important thing in this Bill is that we must bring the element of county governments. Two and finally, there are religious libraries. Kenya is a religious country. There are Islamic and Christian libraries. Therefore, as we make laws for the establishment of modern libraries, we must find sections that deal with Islamic literature and history. We must find a section that deals with Christian literature and the history of Christianity and other religions. Therefore, as we read the worldly books, we inculcate a culture of religiosity in our children. We must bring up our children in a culture where they believe in the existence of the Almighty God. They must believe that they must be good Christians and good Muslims. Therefore, as much as we put a section for business, management, schools, primary schools and university, we must create sections that deal with religious artifacts, information, and books. Finally, when I was in the Tenth Parliament, our Chamber used to be where the Senate is. Hon. Kioni will agree with me. Next to it, was the library. Therefore, we could walk out, do a small research, come, and contribute. Now we have the tablets here where just by a touch of a button, you get information. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, historically, the library of Parliament should not be at Continental House. It should be next to the Chamber, so that you can get out and read newspapers in case you want to refer to a newspaper or to get information. Parliament must be configured in such a way that the library must not be very far. It should be near Room 7 and not in Continental House. I have seen it in the House of Commons and all other Parliaments that libraries are not so far from the Chamber. So, this is a small Bill, but very important. It is actualising Article 11 of the Constitution and I want to urge Members to read it. Finally, there is a very important book written by an Italian writer called... I cannot remember it, if you allow me…"
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