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    "id": 768473,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/768473/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Washiali",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 151,
        "legal_name": "Benjamin Jomo Washiali",
        "slug": "benjamin-washiali"
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    "content": "This Bill seeks to amend the Copyright Act of 2001to align the provisions of the Act with the Constitution, domesticate the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works of persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print- disabled, to provide for the liability of internet service providers in cases of online piracy and to enhance oversight over the collective administration of copyright. Article 40(5) of the Constitution obliges the State to support, promote and protect the intellectual property rights of the people of Kenya while Article 69(1)(c) and (e) mandates the State to protect and enhance the intellectual property of communities. Moreover, Article 11 empowers the State to promote all forms of national and cultural expression through literature, arts, communication, information, mass media, publications, libraries and other cultural heritage. These obligations are being realised in various ways including through the use of copyright which contributes to the socio-economic development as it is a source of loyalties and related payments to creators, publishers and distributors of published works."
}