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    "content": "governor to either erect a county hall of fame or designate an existing permanent public site or building as a county hall of fame. The Bill further provides for the establishment of a county hall of fame committee consisting of the deputy governor, the CEC members in charge of culture and the county public service. There will also be one person nominated by the governor to represent the women, the youth and persons with disabilities. There will also be a representative from the civil society. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that when this Bill underwent the First Reading, it was committed to the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. I am aware that there are certain provisions that the Committee has proposed for amendment. As it is within the Bill, we are proposing for the establishment of a committee called the County Hall of Fame Select Committee that will receive and consider representations from any person for induction to the county hall of fame. They will also consider and make recommendations for the induction of such persons to the hall of fame and make proposals regarding the types, classes and the categories of inductees into the county of hall. The Bill also provides for the process through which a person may be inducted into the county hall of fame. The process begins by the making of the recommendation by the management committee to the governor for consideration. What we are saying is that we have this committee that will receive presentations from members of the public, from any concerned party within the county and ensure that they are processed to ensure that people who will be inducted into the county hall of fame merit that kind of honour. The Bill sets out categories of persons who would qualify for such induction and they include persons who have made exemplary contribution for the betterment of the county and the country. We have to ensure that even as we provide counties with the platform for them to recognise their heroes and heroines, we should set some minimum standards so that we only allow the county an opportunity to honour people who are deserving of such honours. We have to ensure that this framework does not allow unscrupulous characters to find their way into the hall of fame. That is why the minimum threshold is already provided for in the Bill. The Bill sets out the process of consideration of a petition by the Committee and requires that the Committee shall undertake public participation through the publication of any proposal for induction in a newspaper with wide circulation within the county. There will be invitation of views from members of the public within the county for the intended induction. We have to ensure that these provisions are not misused by county executives and members of the committee to honour their own friends, associates and people who may not merit. Therefore, there has always been a temptation to address this particular mischief. It is possible that in the first county hall of fame induction, the governor, the deputy governor, all the County Executive Committee ((CEC) members will be coercing the Committee members and succeeding to have themselves inducted into the county hall of fame. We have to ensure that such misuse of these provisions is curtailed. This can only be done by ensuring that the views of the pubic matter in terms of identification of the people to be honoured and inducted into the county hall of fame. 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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