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    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "to whether intellectual property belonging to them has been used for purposes of advertising and for purposes of the tunes in the phones. It is a big industry hence the need to legislate and also to have ties with the international community, so that when something happens here and in Beijing… In China, we have a lot talent and a lot of creative young people. I saw it one time when the Olympics were in China in 2008. You cannot believe during the opening ceremony the talent in China. Similarly, Kenya has a lot of talent. We have some which are cultural, for example, the Maasai culture. A lot of Maasai artworks have been stolen and manufactured elsewhere in the world. Nobody has gone to court over this. With this sort of international treaty coming around, we are going to sue whoever has stolen even the kiondo from the Akamba people. It is being manufactured without our permission. Many other cultures in Kenya like the coastal cultures have been stolen by people, used and duplicated. So, this Treaty is going to cover intellectual property in a very wide manner and we will have a treaty or an agreement where if somebody in Beijing breaches or steals something from Kenya, the two countries can liaise. Even a judgement made here can be applied in Beijing and that particular artist is compensated. This includes many other countries which will belong to this particular Treaty. Many countries are promoting youthful talents. I believe as many countries as possible are going to join this to protect their youths, culture, creativity and intellectual property generally. When we went to law school and learnt about intellectual properly in the 90s, it really looked strange. However, the lawyers who picked it then are in very good practice today internationally. They work in as many continents as possible because this comes in together with when technology is transferred from one area to another. The lawyers come in ready when agreements are being made between one State and another or between people who are doing business from one continent to another. Bill Gates has really helped a lot of the young people through his foundation and they are helping in making sure this sort of treaty is implemented wherever countries have signed it, so that creative property can be belong to the owner. Recently, you saw a young girl being shown on Citizen Television on a programme by Jeff Koinange. This girl has even met the President of Rwanda. There is somebody who has been a broker for her creativity and talent. That person is paid on her behalf and allegedly the money never came in full to the family. The family has not transformed. A lot of young Americans are billionaires out of their talents and arts. At the age of 22 years, a lot of Americans are already doing very well in the theatre world, creativity and music and can pull large crowds. However, unfortunately, just like the case of Michael Jackson - and this was courtesy of stealing of intellectual property - by the time he was passing on, he was planning to perform, so that he could regain because he was running into bankruptcy yet he was a very serious artist. So, in our own case here, we want to assist the artists that we have and even the ones who have left that property to be managed by their families upon demise like E-Sir - you know his music is still being copied in many places. I believe whoever was bestowed with his estate by the courts or by whatever method the family has used, should protect this property which belongs to their son. This runs for many years. For example, Mozart is still the most famous and the most talented classical music inventor in the world. Although he passed away at the age of 36 after a performance, his music is still being copied and stolen today. So, you would imagine what his family or his country is going through. Even a country, through these treaties, can come on board and protect what belongs to a person from their own territory. I believe there is a lot more happening in South Africa and many parts of Africa and this particular Treaty will go a long way in helping people in the creative world and intellectual The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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