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    "id": 600315,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Pukose",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robert Pukose",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to the Bill, which is a constitutional Bill. At the outset, let me say that it is a good Bill and it is timely. What the Bill is trying to achieve at the national and the county level is good. In my county of Trans Nzoia, the county government has been organising cultural festivals in Cherangany among the Marakwet communities. In Endebess, the Sabaot Cultural Festival is held at Mount Elgon Lodge. This is a good thing. Initially, this was organised without a framework. Now that this House has come up with a Bill that will provide the framework for registration, documentation and safe-keeping of the records on the various cultural practices, this will go a long way in protecting our traditional cultural expressions. If this Bill is passed, then we will be able carry out those functions in a more organised way and with a framework and consultation between the national Government and the county government. This Bill also provides that the Cabinet Secretary (CS) responsible, through public participation, can determine the traditional practices and expression from different communities. In Trans Nzoia County, we have all the 42 tribes of this country. Each community is distinct and has its own expressions and traditional practices. This is a God-given thing. All those expressions and traditional practices need to be expressed and carried out in an organised way. They can be kept in the museums and people can identify different traditional practises from different communities by identifying what is distinct to a particular community. Through that, we can pass this knowledge from one generation to the other. In Western Kenya, we have the Sabaot and the Luhya. Those two tribes are also found in Uganda. When you visit Uganda, you can easily identify both the Sabaot and Luhya traditional songs and cultural practices. This will go a long way in enhancing both our cultural relationship and how we relate with each other. It will enhance communal participation and harmony amongst the people. It will create a sense of identity within the various groups."
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