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    "content": "equipped, well managed and everything is in order so that the information in the library will be imparted and disseminated. The committee will also plan, coordinate and advise the county government and other bodies on all matters concerning the library. Like I earlier said, the library is not just books. It is a hub of information including entertainment. One can visit a library to read biographies of people like Martin Luther King, Jomo Kenyatta and even the history of Kenya before we were born. However, this information cannot be found if the library is not equipped. Therefore, this committee will plan and coordinate and advise the county government on matters of library. It will also facilitate the documentation of information relating to counties. Our counties are rich in things that we do not know about and often, we depend on leaders, media and rumours to learn about our counties. If an equipped library with the history of a county is established, it will help the residents learn more about their county. Public participation will be enhanced because the residents are educated about their county. The committee will also facilitate training of librarians within the county. A librarian should know about books, cataloguing and record keeping. A library user should not experience difficulty finding the information they want in the shortest time possible. It will be the responsibility of this committee to train the librarians. It will also conduct campaigns for eradication of illiteracy and stimulate public interest in reading. Many people shriek when they hear about books. This committee will create awareness and promote the interest of books and reading. An equipped library attracts users because it is not a typical bookstore but contains entertainment materials like video tapes. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the committee will also design innovative ways to enhance library services and information by disadvantaged persons within the society. Disadvantaged persons here imply women. In a patriarchal society, women have been sidelined. A woman should also access information. This can only be realised if the committee promotes the importance of a library to the women, youth and persons with disabilities. Library should not be left to men only but must be a place for everyone because information brings change to the user, county and the country as a whole. The committee will also be tasked with acquiring books within and outside Kenya. It is important to put counties in a position where they can exchange information but not just to restrict people in the society with information regarding counties and the country because we have a lot to learn from outside this country. For example, we have a lot to learn from the history of the United States of America (USA) and how it got to where it is today. What most of us know is from rumours or what we learn in class. But what have we read beyond what we were taught in class? Maybe it is because of the inability to access books. By devolving libraries and ensuring that committees are formed in the way I will request Members to pass, then, we will access information. The committee will be able to get and equip libraries with information both from within and outside Kenya. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Bill also provides for the power of the committee to recognise any library run by a voluntary agency. We have libraries that are run by, for example, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that are within the counties but they The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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