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    "id": 600415,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/600415/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) F.I. Ali",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Fatuma Ibrahim Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for allowing me to speak on this Bill. From the outset, I want to appreciate and strongly support this timely Bill. This Bill has recognised the importance of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. This is the way to protect our rich resource. Globally, the world is heading towards preserving, protecting and maintaining traditional knowledge, cultural practices and intellectual property rights. The country should have done this long time ago. The Bill is very crucial for us. In this Bill, we need to strengthen the sharing of social and economic benefits of traditional knowledge, cultural expressions and other practices that arise from conservation, protection and promotion. To make this a law, we need to recognise that we have a very rich culture and we need to protect it. We also need to promote and invest resources, so that we can preserve and promote our culture for generations to come. Kenya is recognised for its diverse cultures. However, we have not tapped into the diverse culture in the various regions or counties. An expert was talking to mothers in the United Kingdom (UK) and she was training them on how to nurture, massage and warm a baby. She was also telling them how to feed a baby on traditional nutritious foods. When I listened to this, I felt that it was heavily borrowed from our The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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