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    "id": 1483055,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1483055/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Webuye West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Wanyama",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I beg to move: THAT, the Kenya National Library Service Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.20 of 2023), be now read a Second Time. By way of introduction, the Kenya National Library Service Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.20 of 2023), seeks to give effect to the provisions of Article 11(2)(a) of the Constitution, which mandates the State to promote all forms of national and cultural expressions through literature, the arts, traditional celebrations, science, communication, information, mass media, publications, libraries and other cultural heritage. As a background, the Kenya National Library Service Bill was previously considered in the 12th Parliament. It was passed by the National Assembly on 6th July 2023 and thereafter forwarded to the Senate for consideration. However, by the end of the term of the 12th Parliament, the Senate had not concluded the consideration of the Bill. Hon. Speaker, permit me to give a brief summary of the salient features of the Bill. The Bill's purpose is to provide a legal framework for the preservation of our national documentary heritage and to distinguish the functions of the Kenya National Library Service from those of the other public libraries that are managed by the county governments."
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