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    "id": 696728,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/696728/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "artists who have a collecting society. Instead of giving that mandate to the Government - that is the board - we should empower the actual organisation comprised of the artists to do that collection. That will ensure, in my opinion, efficiency. People with vested interest in that money are going to do the work as opposed to entrusting that crucial role to the Government. Again, we all know the problems with the Government. There is corruption and mismanagement of our parastatals. We all know the copyright board is essentially a parastatal. I am cautious in supporting this idea. I foresee a situation where money is collected, but it is not forwarded to the artists. Therefore, I am very reluctant to support this proposal. We all know the importance of intellectual property and copyright in this country. It is not well enforced. It is not even well registered. There are so many people doing music out there in rural and peri-urban areas, but they are unable to access the board. I know the board is situated here in Nairobi. It is not well devolved. It is not well decentralised. Therefore, for an artist who is based in North Eastern, for instance, to directly come and seek compensation from this board located here in Nairobi, I think that will be quite unfair. To me, the best case scenario would be to allow the artists, through their own collecting agency, to do the collection or the compensation. The second proposal is the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 58 of 2015). It is the one in respect of the Kenya Law Reform Commission. The proposal, according to this Bill, is to have a commission that shall consist of: “One member being an advocate of status of senior counsel nominated by the Law Society of Kenya and one member being an advocate of the status of senior counsel and with the relevant experience in devolution laws nominated by the Council of Governors.”"
}