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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir for the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill that has been brought to the Floor of this House. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, Sen. Murgor, for bringing a genius legislation that can be a great avenue, even of income for the counties. Before I tackle any other section, I will jump to Clause 93(1) of this Bill. It says- “The National Museums of Kenya may request a court or other competent authority of another country to order the return of a cultural object illegally exported from the territory of the Republic of Kenya.” We know very well that before our community and our nation were alert as to the value of some of these artefacts and some of these monuments, architectural works, and sculptures; those who are more aware and who came from other jurisdictions of our nation cut away very important artefacts that are now showcased in other very modern museums and whose value has become very high. I am very pleased as a Senator to see that we can finally legislate a piece of law that can help us to extradite or return all those artefacts back to this country. That means it is a very progressive legislation. I have seen for the first time that counties have been recognised as a platform where museums can now be created at the county level and where heritage, artefacts, and culture can be preserved right at the county level. That means it has gone down to the people and every county now must take ownership of this legislation. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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