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    "id": 1537773,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Gataya Mo Fire",
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    "content": "Thank you for your indulgence, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Osotsi has taken all the time parading his skills on ICT, but the provision in the Standing Orders allow him to be engaged as much. I start by congratulating Sen. Joyce Korir, our Parliamentary Service Commissioner, for bringing up this very important Bill which is long overdue. I do not know why it has taken all this time because the essence of devolution is supposed to come up with many other aspects, such as libraries. I do not know why governors should wait for a Bill to be formulated in the Senate for them to start a library. Libraries are very critical. I remember that during our time, these were some of the good things we used to enjoy, though they were very scarce during that time. We developed some serious culture out of those libraries because we learned a lot. Some of us could not afford to get those reading materials from our backyard, but we really benefited from libraries across the board. As many contributors have just alluded to, currently, we have some serious challenges because of technology. As a society, we have diverted from the reading culture. Kenya is at the lowest peak of the reading culture. They are too much embroiled in politics. The political literature is very vibrant in our current culture and way of life. Therefore, many people rush into getting to know what is in the Kenyan politics and the context, and so forth. If you look at our generation today, our young people are too involved in TikTok and so many other technological media that are just developing. You rarely find a young man talking about the current writers. We used to talk about Ngugi wa Thiongó, David Gian Mailu and Chinua Achebe. Those things are not there anymore, which tells you that the reading culture in this country is at its lowest. Once we develop this Bill with the devolved libraries in counties, you would expect the committee formulated in this Bill to encourage our young people and any other person of interest to develop that reading culture. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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