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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will allow the spokesman to sit. We wear shoes. Who is being paid royalties for them? Therefore, all these things about us patenting songs and community dances are not appropriate. The most popular dance in the western region is Isukuti but it comes from the English word. The Mzungu was saying, “It is good.” So the Luhya said Isukuti. So, the dance is good. They are not paying any royalties to the British even for giving them the name of this dance. Therefore, there is a lot. If this Bill is implemented the way it is, we will be imposing on our counties an impossible task. It will be very difficult for us to document all the songs that I know of in Meru and trying to find out who should be paid the royalties for them. I have seen the definitions; it even refers to the rhythms and movements. It proposes that intangible things should also be documented, registered and paid for. Who will we pay for Mwenjero, is it the Tharaka or the Mbeere? We are likely to create major controversies to create unnecessary tensions in our societies trying to implement a Bill which is just borrowed; an alien concept being imposed on our tradition, society and culture. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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