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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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    "content": "areas that are of aesthetic values as special sites. There are areas of importance like where some cultural groups normally associate. Those areas should be preserved. Clause 29 (2) shows what the national heritage will include, such as building structures, equipment, places like I have just said historical settlements, landscapes, seascapes, open spaces, geological sites, scientific, cultural, archaeological or palaeontological sites. There are various areas that have been provided for, which act as monuments in our country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 29 (3) speaks to the storage of all collection of national importance. How are they going to be stored? Clause 30 provides, again, for the first time very clear issues on public participation. We are happy for Constitution 2010 that provided for public participation. In the past, issues or areas of historical sites would be battered away without involving the public. Therefore, Clause 30 provides for public participation before acquiring any heritage site, to avoid conflicts and compensate them. We have been seeing a lot of conflicts in the past. After the passage of this Bill, we shall have those sites being acquired following due process. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 31, provides for the gazettement of a place or objects as national heritage. If it reaches a time that a place is no longer of importance, this also has provided a whole process of ensuring this one is de-gazetted. Clause 33 also speaks to issues of disposal of objects, so that we have an ordered manner. In fact, there were some monuments--- You remember, Koitalel arap Samoei of Nandi had some instruments that he was using. They were stolen by the British colonialists and taken away. It was just recently that they were brought back. This one is speaking about how we can bring back these and dispose of others that are of no use or how other people can take it elsewhere. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 34 speaks to issues of temporary protection orders that can be issued to protect such. Clause 35 is now speaking to registering all heritage sites in our country, as well as how to gazette and ensure all heritage sites are brought on the data of national museums. Clause 37 speaks to information on general principles for management of heritage resources, like providing information, policies and standards by the Cabinet Secretary (CS). These standards shall be applied all the way up to the county. Clause 39 speaks to research by the national museums that enables it carry out field researches of biomedical importance and in various areas. Also, to ensure what can be preserved in the museums that can be of medicinal value. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Part V speaks to exploration licences. What happens to people having exploration licences or if somebody wants to conduct exploration, how do they acquire licenses? How are they going to go about excavation? For the first time, somebody cannot go to the field and begin excavation without getting a licence by the CS. Also, there is procedure for compensation. Anybody who goes out to conduct any excavation, in case they cause damage to any people of any site, shall compensate. At the same time, upon excavation, they must notify the museums."
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