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    "id": 963201,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is another Bill on museums by Sen. (Dr.) Milgo which I wish would have been merged to this Bill at an early stage. The hall of fame can be a section of the museums at the county level. It would be great if each county can curate its history; talk about its culture and heritage. I am leading the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare accompanied by the Cabinet Secretary in charge Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts to the Kitale Museum to look at how we can encourage each and every county to have its own museum. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have enough heritage and history in each and every county. In as much as our counties might be similar, in different aspects, there are certain unique elements of a county’s history, the people, culture and those who have contributed illustriously within those counties. In my opinion, a lot of power has been given to the governors in this Bill in terms of selecting those who make it to the county hall of fame while it should be more consultative. We have seen very interesting honours being awarded recently even at the national level. Someone was awarded an honour because he was pictured eating githeri on the voting queue during the General Election. Others were also awarded honours just because of participating in certain political parties. There should be proper structures in awarding honours because they are important. A country that appreciates hard work and different contributions is one that encourages its youth and those getting into their profession to excel. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there must be a better framework with respect to how the governors come in in terms of selecting those who go into the county hall of fame. Otherwise, governors will end up honouring all their friends on the hall of fame. In Nigeria, I saw somebody with a business card written ‘Friend of the Governor’ that in itself is a title that one can walk around with. We will need to ensure that the process of honouring individuals on the county hall of fame is consultative. I am happy that in the proposed committee to oversee the awarding of the honours will be chaired by the clerk of the county assemblies who then forwards the names for honours. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a good Bill. I hope that when it comes to public participation if it has not been done yet, I request the Mover consider how we can integrate this Bill with the County Museums Bill so that we do not end up with a county hall fame that is not within the museums. That will just be superfluous. It will be just enough for us to have one place where the culture and history of a county is curated and those who are making significant contribution are honoured."
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