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    "content": "Island. The people on the shore know nothing other than just singing war songs and people are also keen to listen to what Mandela had to say. That alone earns South Africa a lot of foreign exchange. These are some of the things that we need to address ourselves to and find out ways of improving on them. The moment we continue to improve some of these things, we are sure to increase and enrich our counties the way other countries do. We also need to think of a small town along the coast called Witu. Until 1890, it was a colony of Germany within a British Protectorate in East Africa. An international agreement was signed in 1890 which saw Germany move away from Kenya to go to its own northern territory of Germany in order to surrender Witu to Britain. The British who were occupying an island called Heligoland in Germany, left the island to come to Kenya and consolidate East Africa. We need to know about the history of East Africa as far as Witu is concerned. So, we should have something to do with Witu as a town and as a historical point. These are some of the things that we tend to neglect. If we go by the spirit of this Bill, it will tell us a lot about what we should conserve. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is also important to compare ourselves to Uganda where they have selected sites where people visit, unlike what we have here in Kenya. Kampala is known as the Pearl of Africa because it is built on seven hills. There is a specific hill called Mengo Hill where you will find the history of the Kabaka Kingdom and the transition of the kingship in Uganda which is very interesting. Ugandans have preserved the history of their own country. In Kenya, most of these homes and sites were destroyed. So, we have very little that we can offer in comparison to our neighbours. We have a great history which we should learn from and compare ourselves to. We need to know how our people made sure that Kenya survived. In Uganda, there was somebody called Semei Kakungulu. He was used by the British to make sure that the indirect rule was disseminated to the interior. That is a preserve. It is known that he helped a lot. Let us also hope that the same thing will happen here in Kenya because we are able to compare, lead and do a lot of things. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support."
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