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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "content": "It is imperative that all of us become cognizant of the things we are introducing. I normally stand here and say that we have been terrorized and stigmatised for many years. Despite all that, we have a culture which we believe. I would like to persuade the distinguished Senator to amend the following Section before bringing this Bill to a vote. If you do not, I will be seeking to remove section 8 (c), which states that- “The functions of the county governments shall be to identify and manage of grade II heritage resources in accordance with this Act.” It means that if we are to go with this Bill, any grade I heritage resources will be taken to a Director General, a job we have created. He is in charge of collecting all the money. For example, if people are coming to visit grade A resources and they decide they are charging X amount in Grade A, that money should remain in Nairobi to pay for the life of other people. What we need to do is very simple. On the part you are recommending that the Director General (DG) who is the head of the administration, can receive money donations, we need to be specific on that. If the donations are received because of an artefact that came from Maasai land, then that money is to be directed to the museum in Narok. If that money is from West Pokot, it is sent to West Pokot. If it is from Kakamega, it is sent to Kakamega. This is to enable our people to benefit from our own heritage. That is very important. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to summarise as follows. I support this Bill because it helps us to ensure that we maintain our cultural identity. I like what you said earlier on, that I am proud of my culture. I come into this Senate Chambers adorned with my traditional artefact. I wish I could be allowed to come with my spear. Sometimes I sneak in a rungu . If you go into the archives, you will see that sometimes I am able to sneak in a rungu once in a while. I end up putting our friends in trouble, but such is life. It is because I am proud of my culture. I wish we could be in a position we could even come here with a spear. I am sure the bullfighter will also come with another artefact that he thinks is important. I hope that we can amend the Speaker's Rules, so that on a day we are discussing a very important Bill like this, all of us should be allowed to come in dressed the way we want. If you want to go the way you want to breathe well, so be it. Such is very important because it helps us. The biggest problems I am facing at the moment is that the younger generation, and I am happy that I can see a few who in these Chambers, will be so disadvantageous in learning about our cultural heritage. Our grandparents would sit down and talk to us about our historical identity or where we come from. That is why I can stand here and say that I originally came from Tanzania. There was no border between Kenya and Tanzania. It was just Maasai land. My heritage is mostly from Tanzania coming into this Kenya. I heard today the bullfighter talking about his heritage from Zambia. Maybe he came from there. That just shows that we have our brothers, cousins and sisters in other territories. What unites us is to find what they find important and keep it. Today, a Maasai from Tanzania and Narok speak the same language and value the same things. 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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