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    "id": 628100,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/628100/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Gwendo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13121,
        "legal_name": "Joy Adhiambo Gwendo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, please, pay attention. I am privileged to have studied a degree course in Information and Library Sciences, which included studying the cataloging of books and information that helps to manage libraries. Currently, our libraries are not well established. The only libraries that are established are the national libraries. All the libraries in this country are run by KNLS Act. This Bill seeks to have boards established in the counties so that our people get library services at the grassroots level. This is because libraries do not only have books, but they have magazines, videotapes and other things that can impact information to our people. Part Two of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya provides for even cultural activities such as public entertainment amenities as a function of the county governments which libraries fall within. Therefore, the Bill seeks to ensure that library services are brought to the reach of our people. This then brings the importance of legislators being involved in this and ensuring that our counties have libraries that are not just buildings and structures that we see, but we do not walk into. For us to establish the boards in the counties, we have to push the need to have our libraries equipped by different kinds of information sources that can help to disseminate information to our people. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
}