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    "id": 955731,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/955731/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "without delving into the specificities of counties and what the counties can offer. The possibilities that would come from the counties as sources of income would in a way provide another avenue for own-source revenue which can be exploited. This Bill specifically seeks to come up with a methodology that is non-existent at the moment in the Tourism Act, which focuses on national tourism to enable counties. We should come up with a way that we can have sites within counties that can be protected because they are cultural sites or have a particular item that is new or different. That way, if tourists come to this country, not only will they be exposed to the national sites that are there. They can also be exposed to the tourist specific areas, where they can go and enjoy the food and interaction. More tourists coming to the country are no longer just interest in visiting areas to enjoy themselves. Cultural tourism is now the buzz word. You will find tourists who want to learn the language, understand and interact. We need to market Kenya as a whole destination, at a national and county level. This Bill addresses this by defining local tourism which had not been defined before. This Bill further ensures that tourists can be encouraged to visit as many places as possible that can be visited. National and local tourism are the key words, and they have to be very clear especially at the county and ministerial level. I am not saying that we should not have national tourism. We are encouraging the counties to move to the specific things that they have within their counties, analyse and make use of their uniqueness. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Constitution designates trade, development and regulation, including local tourism, as a function of county governments. However, the Constitution does not define local tourism. The Tourisms Act is also silent on the definition of local tourism. It is as a result of this lacuna that the Bill now provides for this. At the end of the day, the purpose of the Bill is to make a provision for the development, management, marketing, promotion and licensing of local tourism by the counties. I would like to scheme through the Bill quickly."
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