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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "content": "export our antiquities? Part 10 of the Bill talks about export, conditions relating to export and gives discretion and power to the Cabinet Secretary to authorize. For avoidance of doubt, Clause 69 says- “A monument or an antiquity or a protected object shall not be removed from Kenya unless its removal has been specially authorized in an exploration license or by an export permit issued by the Cabinet Secretary on the recommendation of the National Museums under this section.” Sen. Murgor will help us. Why would we ever imagine that we can export our antiquities, protected objects and matters of national heritage? Do we imagine that we can take the Turkana boy to some Smithsonian museum? If there was a spear of an ancient Maasai chief and we found it, do we imagine that we can export it elsewhere? You can imagine if Egypt, having discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun, that boy king, that there was a provision for them to export the gold and the jewels and the riches that were found in the pyramids. Madam Temporary Speaker, we will need to be convinced on this section on export because it is this provision that has led to 30,000 antiquities sitting in private collections in the West, and now they want to give us 3-Dimendional (3D) printed versions of that. This section of exports must be clearly thought out, but, generally, I support the Bill. I have seen that Sen. Murgor has also put in place a heritage tribunal, which does not seem to have been there in the original Bill. This is the reason why the Senate exists - to give effect to the Constitution. This is a Bill that every Senator should be seized of because this is a function that lies squarely in county governments and it is a responsibility for the Senate. I support and hope that we can rationalize the other sections, for example, the issue of exports to see to it that this is fit for purpose. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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