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"speaker_name": "Githunguri, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba",
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"content": "As I listened to other Members contribute to this Motion, I was reading to get a clear definition of 'artefact' so that I can limit myself to the debate. Unfortunately, my eyesight is failing me. Hon. Temporary Speaker, with your permission, allow me to quote the definition. It reads as follows: Cultural artefacts are tangible objects, tools or items that hold significance with a particular culture or society, representing its values, beliefs and historical experiences. They range from ancient relics, artworks, manuscripts of modern-day items such as photographs, clothing, technological devices and others. Allow me to concentrate on photographs. Whenever we talk about artefacts, most of the time, we think about traditional signs, symbols and items that depict certain imagery. For example, if you look at the walls of this Chamber, including where the Temporary Speaker is seated, there are images that are engraved all around, including at the exit. According to the definition I have read, all these images we have and many others in the background, are part of what we are debating. If you go to a shop in London and want to procure a photograph depicting a traditional house like the one on the wall, you will not be allowed to buy it. That is because of certain rights people hold simply because the photograph rests in their country. Maybe, the photograph or image is a definition of a certain community somewhere in Kenya or Ethiopia. If only we could concentrate on what we are debating today so as to make it a law. Right now, many super talented young people in this country are struggling and yet, they can revive the spirit of artefacts and culture and earn a lot of revenue out of it. Every time I am in the village, I meet young boys who tell me they are artists and can draw or craft something. The other day, a small boy presented to me an image of an elephant he had made and was animated to talk like me, their Member of Parliament. How I wish we can empower ourselves using opportunities like what we are debating today so that we can allow our young people to invest in what they have, preserve it and be socialised in our culture. That way, we will create a lot of opportunities for them. I rise to support this Motion. This is the right time for us to start thinking of what is ours and what to exploit. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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