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    "id": 1520506,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Mugirango, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Silvanus Osoro",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move: THAT, the Culture Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.12 of 2024), be now read a Second Time. Hon. Temporary Speaker, firstly, I wish to commend the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture for a job well done in this particular Bill. This Bill was informed by Article 11 of the Constitution of Kenya, which recognises culture as the foundation of the nation and as the cumulative civilisation of the Kenyan people and nation. It commits the Government to promote all forms of national and cultural expressions through literature, the arts, traditional celebrations, science, communications, information, mass media, publications, libraries, and other cultural heritage. Notably since Independence, Kenya has never enacted a comprehensive legislative framework to support the integration of culture and cultural heritage in the national development agenda. Kenya is, therefore, yet to fully harness the potential of culture, cultural property, cultural heritage, creative industries, and Kenya's cultural diversity to promote and enhance social culture, political, and even economic development. Kenya's traditional values and morals have been seriously eroded, thus leading to exploitation of cultural diversity that fuels ethnic animosity and division because we are 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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