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    "id": 1085891,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, thank you. I beg to move that the National Flag, Emblems and Names (Amendment) Bill 2020 be read a Second Time. Most of us remember with a lot of nostalgia when we were in primary school. At the beginning of the assembly, we would sing the National Anthem. That is one of the most important symbols of unity within a country. We would also have a loyalty pledge. Not a single person did not know how to recite the National Anthem. Sometime back when we had a programme for scholarship, we went for a function and everybody was identified by his/her national anthem. When everybody was sitting, suddenly your national anthem would go up on screen. This fellow would be introduced and there were a lot of emotions. I think one or two countries were left out and those fellows were not happy at all. Madam Deputy Speaker, we all value our National Anthem. We take it close to heart and embrace what it says. It helps us to build our nation and it is important. The need for this amendment occurred when it was brought to our attention some time back that one of the countries - I will not mention the name - there was a song that had been introduced and the enchantment was like this one of the national anthem. Immediately it becomes important to make sure that the copyright beyond the 50 years is still protected. The period for copyright up to 50 years is coming to an end and that is already well-established in law. However, before that, anybody can come up with something very close and take it and copyright it. Madam Deputy Speaker, among the Agiriama Community, we have the vigango which are like statues which are important. There is a time these were taken away to another country. It has been a long battle in between to get them back into the country. They have come back to the country now. Cultures are cultures and are diverse. In some culture, people look at other person’s cultures and enjoy some of the things. We have had so many things taken over and copyrighted. If we think about our Maasai shuka, have we protected that? If we look at the kiondo, have we protected that? If we look at some of the cultures and languages, have we protected that? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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