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    "id": 768496,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ali Adan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Adan Hajj Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I would like to state from the outset that I am in support of this amendment. The amendment seeks to align the old Bill of 2001 to a new constitutional dispensation. This Bill also takes care of persons with disabilities and persons with special needs. That is one of the reasons why I stand here today to support this amendment. The amendment, as has already been stated, also safeguards against piracy through internet. In this digital era, what we need is a firm legislation that inhibits unscrupulous people who get to access and misuse the property rights of artists. I am also particularly impressed with the amendment because it also seeks to protect the intellectual property rights and safeguards against misuse and abuse, for example, in the fields of literature, music and arts. Copyright owners lose millions of dollars each year to privacy. One of the things that I am also equally impressed in this amendment is that it seeks to protect the copyright owners and those who rightfully worked so hard to come up with the labels, products and the brands that are unique so that they are able to reap the benefits of their hard work. So, this amendment Bill equally takes care of these artists in terms of not losing millions of shillings to unscrupulous fellows. Other provisions which have been amended that seek to incorporate new provisions in the internet and Internet Protocol (IP) use are also welcome. Clause 3 amends Section 5 which equally is something that we should be proud of. These amendments, as have been presented today, are timely. As you are aware, our renowned artists like Mzee Ojwang’ lived in abject poverty because of copyright infringement of these artists. They were not able to reap maximum benefits from their works while they lived in this world. Many Kenyans have fallen victim to international exploitations and our popular brands such as"
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