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    "id": 1520611,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1520611/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "So, it is a good attempt in the right direction to preserve the culture. But the only saving grace I see in this Bill is an attempt to give it to the county government to recognise and register. But again, in a heterogeneous society or a community, for example, Busia County, to what extent can the County Government record and preserve the cultures of Tesos, the cultures of Samias, Marachi, Bakhayos, Banyalas, Luos and Subas who have come to stay with us? My fear is the drafting of the Bill, and the way the other side is normally very intransigent compared to this side. The Bill cannot be implemented if we pass it as it is. We must appreciate that. I totally agree that mwacha mila ni mtumwa . The mila is specific, localised and untouched. We are unwilling to cede or expose some cultures to other people because they are our secret. An herbalist will not surrender his or her skills to anybody else so that they can copyright them because that is their means of survival. How do you then register such a culture and expose it to the world? Night runners are part of culture. How do you expect a night runner to register his innate skill of running at night to scare boys and girls, or those who roam around? How do you register the skill of carrying sand or gravel and throwing it on top of a roof? How do you explain that?"
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