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    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1323759/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caroli Omondi",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to speak on this matter. I rise to support this Motion. Let me begin by expressing some concern that has bothered me for a while. I am aware that the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and its sister convention – the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, popularly known as the 1954 Hague Convention – have been in existence for close to 70 years. I am very curious why Kenya is not among the first 143 countries that signed the 1970 UNESCO Convention and the first 135 countries that signed the 1954 Hague Convention. Cultural property represents the collective human knowledge and represents our common heritage. Therefore, it is important that we adopt a multilateral global framework to preserve and combat illegal trade in them, and assist countries that are interested in getting restitution and return of their artefacts. If you look at the scientific, historical and artistic or religious materials, they sometimes represent very indigenous knowledge. For example, in this country, we have family planning techniques from the coast that are not patented in a scientific The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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