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    "id": 661076,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, normally, I do not oppose Bills in this House. However, I would like to go on record as opposing this Bill, and I have my own reasons for doing so. As you know, I am a member of the Njuri Ncheke of Meru and this Bill is contrary to our morality and contrary to our culture. There are certain secrets of Njuri Ncheke which cannot be written. There are certain issues of culture, knowledge, traditions, language, songs and dance for us to enjoy, not for commercialization. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill is based on some faulty foreign theories. It cheapens, commoditizes and converts our culture as artifacts for sale. We do not do everything for money in this world. There are many things that we do for happiness. Much of our culture is for us to enjoy ourselves. In our old days and in many traditional and rural societies today, this concept of performers which reduces people to spectators while only one person sings and everybody is clapping is not there. This Bill will benefit the performers and not the community. The performer will be merely performing a community song or dance. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, where I come from, we dance together. I can also sing. Everybody can sing, dance and come to the floor. We enjoy ourselves. You cannot translate that experience into shillings and cents."
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