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    "id": 1126433,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1126433/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murokmen",
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    "content": "In selecting persons to be recognized, due consideration must be put on the motive to ensure that there is no conflict of interest in the process of inducting people to the County Hall of Fame. The procedure is that the governor, following recommendation of the panel, can induct an individual, a body, a unit or an association of persons into the County Hall of Fame. The qualities of people who should be inducted are provided for in this Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I had already said generally that for you be inducted to the County Hall of Fame, you must exhibit exemplary qualities, actions or achievements of heroism, sacrifice, bravery, patriotism or leadership for defence, benefit and betterment of the county or the country. You could have done it for the country but you come from a county. It should be a person who has made an exemplary contribution in areas of economic development, academia, public administration, governance, sports, journalism, business, security or in any other field. There are many such people who are now retired and sitting in our counties. During campaigns, sometimes we politicians are asked if we know a certain person who served in the Legislative Council of Kenya (LegCo) and accomplished great feats. When you visit such a person, they give you a lot of history about our country. Those are the people who have been forgotten. They should be recognized at their localities in their counties. Do not wait to go to somebody’s funeral to announce that a road should be named in their honour. We should have that opportunity at the county level through this Bill to recognize these people in good time. All the criteria are provided for there. There must be public participation, public hearing and public representation because these are processes that can be challenged. You might end up honouring somebody who is a divisive character in the county and the residents end up not being happy. Public representation and participation will ensure that people are properly selected. There must be establishment of a register. The various halls of fame in the world have established proper registers to capture the names of persons who have been"
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