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    "id": 954278,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/954278/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. I would like to begin by thanking Sen. Wetangula, Sen. Faki, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, Sen. Olekina and Sen. Were for their insightful and constructive comments and contributions to this Bill. I have listened to the presentations that they have put in terms of contributions to this Bill. I will also look at the HANSARD and comb through it very carefully. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, some issues like the penalty are standing out very clearly. The penalty in this Bill needs to be reviewed downwards. There are also issues of regulations, all counties making their own Bills which might cause confusion, zoning and so on. The whole nexus of this Bill is just to ensure that counties can come alive. So many countries and cultures do this. This seems to be the easiest and least intuitive thing to do because most of the materials that exist for local tourism are there. Now that many tourists want to experience it as it is, it does not even need to be upgraded. For Kitui County with the Nzambani Rock, this would have been a time to see Kitui County market this cultural site. I will not go into each county, but each county has something precious they can showcase and that can bring money. Indeed, many countries the world over have successfully exploited their local tourism to this extent. Yes, we have a Ministry that is focused on this, but the Constitution gives a mandate to the counties. It is actually a shared function between the national and the county governments. Unfortunately, at the county level, it has not been developed in terms of looking of ways to manage, develop, market and regulate local tourism. This Bill hopes to do that. With those comments, I beg to reply. Mr. Temporary Speakers, Sir, under Standing Order No.61(3), I request you to defer the putting of the question to another appropriate time when we have quorum in the House. Thank you."
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