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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "identify, go through a selection committee and ensure that such people are put into that hall of fame. Clause 12 (2) says: “In making a recommendation for the induction of a person into county hall of fame, the selection committee shall take into account — (a) The impact that such person has had on the county or country including the social or economic impact of such person’s actions; (b) The influence the person has had on other persons within the county; (c) The personal conduct of such person including the moral behavior of the person; and (d) Such other factors as the Selection Committee shall consider appropriate. That is very straight forward. I want to talk about Clause 14; the role of legislation by the county assembly, which states that they should enact legislation. It is important to ensure that no such contradiction should come between this Bill and any other Bill that will be legislated at the county level. The Bills from county assemblies should only enhance and give specific items and issues. For example, if it is in a particular county within a particular culture, what does it entail to have a Hall of Fame in that county? That needs to be very specific. The selection committee shall also keep and maintain a County Hall of Fame Register, which is key. The committee shall also have the power to institute a process for mitigation in terms of the people who should receive the Hall of Fame recognition, and in terms of also helping petitions to be dealt with. The Bill makes a provision for this so that, at one point, a lot of public participation should be engaged in. If there is somebody who has been given a Hall Fame recognition or is about to be put in the Hall of Fame and they are not fitting in those provisions, then that should be taken into consideration. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I heard Sen. M. Kajwang’ speaking earlier. He said that there is a framework for this already at the national level, including various accolades and processes of getting these accolades. It is true that this does not happen a lot at the county level and, therefore, it is very important to cascade it to the county level and have these processes well defined. The joy of the families whose names appear in the Hall of Fame is something important. Indeed, for many people and many countries, when somebody’s name is put into that Hall of Fame, it is a mark that makes the family and the whole ethnic group very proud. This is because it sends a message to the young people that so and so did so well and were consequently put into the Hall of Fame. These are the kind of characters and ethos that we need to develop amongst the youth. Doing so becomes a socialization process and a socializing agent in terms of inducting people to know what should be done, how it should be done and how a person who ends in a Hall of Fame should be. The Hall of Fame should take care to ensure that we do not have people with any economic or social improprieties, so that this does not also send the wrong message. This is why the role of the selection Committee is key. They need to be prudent and above board to ensure that the people selected to be in the Hall of Fame are only those who have The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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