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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have travelled around the world. Recently, I was in a country where very few people will dare go because there are very few flights that fly to that country. In fact, from Dubai, there are only two aircrafts that fly to Belarus. The most interesting thing is that the people of Belarus believe in different political ideologies such that they are treated differently from those who believe in the ideologies of the NATO-friendly countries. That is a Russian-friendly country. One thing that moved me is the creative industry in that country. I was shocked that in the eve of a presidential election, the electoral commission organizes activities which are sponsored by the creative industry in Minsk, the Capital city of Belarus. They organize dances, and people go there to dance. They are reminded of their history and the challenges of where they have come from. In most parts of that country, the economy was decimated during the Second World War. Everything was brought down. There was nothing in that country and they had to rebuild everything. So, when you invest in the creative sector, you encourage people not to be idle, but rather to come up with activities. Yesterday, I got a text message from a young Maasai young girl, who calls herself DJ Queen, saying, “please, Senator, can you please help me to perform at the upcoming Madaraka Day celebration?” I know it is will be held in Homa Bay County, and I will reach out to the Presidential Units to ask whether they can allow this young girl to showcase her talent. She makes her living by singing. I know so many young girls who are looking for jobs, but they cannot get. However, when these young girls look for jobs and cannot get them, they get into the creative sector. I have a young girl called Fabi Lekanaiya, who also does the same thing. What is the best way for us to support these young girls for them to have money? Some of these young ones come from very poor economies. Is it over-regulating? Is it by setting up an advisory board or a corporate to manage them? My view is that would be the wrong way to go. I am going to have a conversation with my good friend, Sen. Eddy. That, we should not over-regulate or set up a board, whose most members are not even from the creative sector, to govern the creative industry economy. We should allow this creative industry around all the 47 counties to self-regulate. We should allow county governments to play a critical role. I long for the days when we used to have a national choir. When we were growing up and in primary school, when President Moi would come on Madaraka or Jamhuri Day, there used to be a national choir, which would come to our schools. All of us will sing 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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