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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamu",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is not part of what I was saying about this Bill. My point is, let us expand the definition of what entails the creative industry in this country in order to make sure that we do not exclude some of these creatives that are traditionally not considered creatives. Also, we have to create an enabling environment for our creatives. Let us develop good infrastructure, the digital superhighway and others that are going to accelerate the creatives. We also have to abolish bad policies that end up taking advantage of our creatives. We know that our music artists have been earning deplorable amounts of royalties in their Kshs500. A gentleman like Khaligraph Jones, very talented and his shows are filled to capacity. He can fill stadiums. You do not want to imagine the kind of royalties he earns, Kshs1,000 or such amounts. We have to do away with this body that regulates music. We have to do away with bodies that are taking advantage of our creatives just because we do not have a framework. We also need to give market access to our artists. We need to facilitate them, so that they can have market access outside the country and everywhere in this country. We have to support the creative economy. In the country, it is still a baby. I know we say it has grown, but to me, we have barely scratched the surface. We have a huge potential. In Kenya, we are experiencing a youth bulge, which means that a certain demographic, the youth, are the biggest or the highest percentage of population in the country. We have to take advantage of this youth bulge. A youth bulge can be a resource or it can be a danger; depending on how ready a country is for that kind of a demographic. These are some of the policies and laws that can create an enabling environment to have youth absorbed, have them busy and build the economy. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill and congratulate Sen. Eddy for being progressive and thinking about our youth and our creatives."
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