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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Were",
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    "content": "doing the right thing and what is good for humanity. They will not just focus on what is good for themselves, but for the county or country. Madam Temporary Speaker, making this available at the county level will also make the process more participatory, unlike what it is right now. There was recognition of a gentleman we are calling the githeri man. That was done arbitrarily because there is no mechanism that we can question and present views to the appointing authority or the authority that decides who is to be awarded. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill establishes a County Hall of Fame Selection Committee, which is very important. However, I would like to put an amendment that they should include one person of high standing in the community in that committee. That is a person the local community can identify with and say that, this is the person who gives credibility to that process. As it is, this committee is mainly a county government affair. It does not seem to involve the public other than the sittings that they will involve the public in. However, they need to have somebody of high standing from the community which will also improve the public participation process. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would also like to join my colleagues in saying that we need to include an amendment to have benefits beyond just an award. This is because as we have been told, these awards are kept in people’s houses. Nobody comes later to use them as an example, or to use these people as mentors for the upcoming generations. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would also like to include that the framework that will be set up by the Members of County Assembly (MCAs) should look at recognitions that are for life, which are not temporary. This should be so that, for example, even the descendants of the people who have received these awards have something to be proud of, because the reward or the recognition is still visible for generations to come. Madam Temporary Speaker, I join my colleagues in supporting this Bill with the various proposed amendments. I look forward to the passage of this Bill even in our sister House so that it can come to fruition. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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