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    "id": 1520628,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1520628/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Vihiga County, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adagala Beatrice",
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    "content": " Thank you for protecting me. These men are shouting as if it is a marketplace. I was explaining my rich culture because I am a proud Tiriki girl and a proud Maragoli woman. We need to tap into those very rich cultures. We need to protect them. From culture and the elders, we need our children to learn many things on how things used to be done. Let us not just take culture like something which is backward. The ibusa we are going to take in August is very rich. We feel very nice in August when we shall be doing our thing in Hamisi. Let us look at this Bill widely. It has come at the right time. Every culture and community must be preserved. They are diverse. The Maasai have theirs and others too. Somebody said we have some Kenyan tribes in Uganda and Tanzania. I know we have Maragolis in Kigumba and they still maintain our culture. Even the Abasuba here are my uncles with whom we share many things. Let us not look at culture as something we can dilute. Culture is one of the best things that bring communities together. For example, the Maragolis have an event every 26th December. You will find the Maragolis of Uganda, Migori or what we call the Maragoli nation coming together. The Bill wants to cure some of what we have forgotten. We have made our children to look lost. You may get a child saying cucu where he or she is supposed to say guka . We are bringing confusion to our children. The Bill will cure some of those small things. We may need to add more meat to the Bill and see where things can be changed here and there. That is if the small things have not been included. This is the best Cultural Bill that has ever come and that should be encouraged in counties. Counties like mine should have theirs. Every community should have a cultural day. The Tirikis, Maragolis and the Bunyores should each have their cultural day so that we can celebrate our culture. Once in a while, we can have a particular day where all those communities can come together to celebrate our culture. Culture promotes well-being so much. It promotes social cohesion. For instance, when boys were growing up in those days, they knew very well their mothers and sisters. Right now, culture is being eroded. We get small boys raping old women, and old men raping small children. Where is the society heading to? This Bill will cure all those social immoralities. It will promote the well-being and social cohesion in our societies. This Bill will also promote economic growth. Culture is very rich. The Maasais are known all over for their welcoming gestures and what they do. Let us promote this so that it attracts many tourists to come and see our diverse culture. Let us not ape what the Europeans do. Some of the things they do are very backward. We do not have to teach our children those kinds of things, but let us teach our children our community values. 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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