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    "id": 565695,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand guided. I beg to move that the County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bill No. 33 of 2014) be read a Second Time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill provides for a platform through which county governments can recognise and honour exceptional persons within the county who have in one way or another made significant contribution to the county and the State. The Bill seeks to provide county governments with a legal framework through which they can preserve their history, culture and heritage of the county. In so doing, we can provide a basis through which future generations can be educated about the history and culture of the county. The Bill seeks to address a gap which has been identified with regard to the operation of the National Honours Act (2013). The Act provides for a mechanism for the conferment of honours by the President on the recommendation of the National and County Government Honours Advisory Committee, the Parliamentary Honours Advisory Committee and the Judiciary Honours Advisory Committee. However, within the National and County Government Honours Advisory Committee, the Committee would only make the recommendations relating to state officers serving within the national and county governments. That means that the provisions of the Act do not support a situation whereby you have some people who have done exceptionally well for the counties, but are unable to be recognised within that advisory committee. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Bill proposes to establish a mechanism through which the county government can honour their own who may not necessarily be persons serving in national or county governments. The county should honour those who have brought fame and honour to the county but who may not necessarily have been recognized by the President pursuant to the National Honours Act. In providing for the establishment of the County Hall of Fame, the Bill would enable counties to have a place, a repository of information and knowledge pertaining to the history and culture of the county. The Bill further allows for the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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