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    "content": "kinds of references. However, when somebody goes to the laboratory, analyses some things and tells you that it will not rain next week, that person is a scientist. However, when somebody else looks at the clouds, stars and the position of the moon, and they tell you it will not rain, you say that he is a wizard. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, county governments will do two things. First, they will document and register traditional knowledge and cultural expressions. Secondly, they will advise communities and individuals on how to protect that knowledge and make wealth out of it. How can a song sang in Samburu or Meru language be protected in the same way pop music from Beyoncé and other singers is protected? How can the traditional meteorologist in Kasikeu or Mbooni actually earn a living or benefit from his predictions? How can that be documented and made into use? How can a traditional healer in Murang’a or Narok be recognised as a doctor and a beneficiary of the products they produce through their knowledge? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill is that much simple or complex. I am happy that Kenya is moving in the right direction. The future of Africa and Kenya is not in selling mangoes and flowers to reluctant Europeans because when they are sad and there is winter or recession, they do not want your flowers. We must invest in knowledge because knowledge-based products are irresistible. They will be bought with or without the mood swings that could be prevailing at a particular time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, I beg to move. I request my friend and colleague, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. from Makueni County to second this Bill."
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