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    "id": 1564136,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, how do we support the young people? I met an artist the other day in Tinderet, and he was only requesting for Kshs10,000 to record a song. Why are we reducing our upcoming artists to beggars? There is a guy called Malot; I think he is from Kaptagat. He is a young man and he is struggling. He wants to record a song and share. Nowadays, it is very easy. You record and release it online, maybe through the YouTube, and you get your views; and with monetization, you will get your money. Therefore, apart from labour mobility, what is important is the establishment of digital hubs across our country. I have seen the role of PWDs in this Bill. I encourage us to give more attention to the issues of PWDs in this country, so that they can have opportunities going into the future. I do not know how we should marry the issue of content creators and the role of PWDs. There is the aspect of punishing and I have seen these incentives. Apart from incentives, the last point I wanted to make is that there will be appropriation of money from Parliament. There is also the aspect of intellectual property. Madam Temporary Speaker, in Parliament and especially our colleagues, in good faith, you will introduce a Bill and you take it to the National Assembly. They write back and say it is a money bill. Then before you know it, someone in the National Assembly publishes. Is that not plagiarism? I hope they will not sabotage this Bill and then before you realize it, reintroduce it in another form and shade, but with the same content. Even as we protect intellectual property rights, we need to ensure the young people have the opportunity of their songs and their creations. We do not want to see plagiarism. There is Samson Maombi from Kisii. I do not know whether Sen. Omogeni knows this. He sings Adventist songs as country music. There is another person who came all the way from Europe and he wanted to play lukumba lukumba. I am happy he had good lawyers. You know, the Kisii Community has many lawyers and brilliant lawyers come from that community led by Sen. Omogeni, the Senior Counsel. Samson Maombi could detect that there was an agenda. The foreigners wanted to finish his songs 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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