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"speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyoy",
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"content": " No, it is not rigging. Sen. Cherarkey needs to know that there is something called ranking Members in the House. I have tried to scan the breadth and the length, save for Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, who probably is still acquainting herself because she just came in, there is no other ranking Member who wants to speak ahead of me, so that is why you granted me the opportunity. However, if the Professor wanted, I would yield the Floor without much complaint because of many other reasons, some cultural. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Bill. The Creative Economy Support Bill, discussions about how to support our creatives and people that work in the creative sector. Part of the challenge that you pick up across the length and breadth of this country is the desire to ensure that the various sectors perform optimally; agriculture, finance, this or the other. I want to appreciate because I know that since the coming into place of this administration, almost every sector of the economy, we know where it was in 2022 and where it is right now. If there is a sector that I still feel the Government of the day needs to focus its attention on, it is the creative economy. This Bill by Sen. Eddy Oketch is one of the many ways through which we can ensure that we provide the necessary support to the people that work in the creative economy, so that they earn their bread and butter, they thrive, they excel, and they even bring revenue to this country, because that is how a sector grows. It starts from bread and butter, ensuring that those that are engaged in that particular activity are able to feed themselves, feed their families and those around them. Before you know it, a sector blossoms to the point that you are able to export it and earn the much-needed foreign exchange by whatever means. Perhaps, many people will wonder how we will support to the creative economy earn foreign exchange to the country? What they do not appreciate, is that by nurturing talent in this sector, we are able to produce men and women who are able to go to the different parts of the world earn and bring whatever they have earned from those corners of the world, back home here, repatriated in the form of investments back at home. Therefore, it is not a waste of resources when we invest in the creative economy, this is where the future is. Just like in the digital space where Kenya is a continental leader and a respected member of the global community in terms of our contribution to the digital and financial sector because of innovations that come out of this country, this is a sector that lags behind. It is not because of lack of talent. We know that there are many talented people in this country who can compete with the very best, whichever spectre of the creative economy that you can think of, from filmmakers to actors and actresses, various thespians, musicians, and producers of different things. What they lack the most is a channel through which they can access support to grow to the next level. The second and most important thing that they lack is a conducive environment for which they can ply their trade. Remember about two or three years ago, how you would find young people being arrested in this town just for practicing photography. It 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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