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"content": "forgotten. I know of so many heroes, for example, from my county who participated in world wars and also in fighting the colonialists. However, they are not documented anywhere. Every time you talk about the struggle for Independence, we are told about Mau Mau. However, so many other people participated in this struggle who are not documented. I think the Kenyan Government must take the initiative to look for these people. Who are they? What did they do? For example, my grandfather was detained by the colonists on Rusinga Island, where my good friend Sen. M. Kajwang’ come from, for five years. I have been struggling to even bring up that matter so that this old man can be recognised. However, no one wants to recognise him despite him being there for five years. I know there are many, many other people who have made a contribution to the Independence of this country who are not documented anywhere."
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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, we hear the names of people who had very limited contributions, but they are enjoying their space in history. So, even as we talk about this, I think some level of investment needs to be put around these heroes who have contributed to the making of the history of this country. I know we have relevant legislation on heroes, but I think this needs to be aligned with this new law that we are coming up with on heritage and museums, so that our heroes are a part of the heritage of this country. When you walk around this city, you come across heroes who are doing so badly in life and yet they made a huge contribution to this country. For example, when I was growing up, we were fans of football, listening to the radio. There were big names of footballers such as Kadenge, Murila, Osteen Oduor and all these. However, no one is thinking about them."
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"content": "We cannot talk about the heritage of this country without recognizing the people who have contributed to that heritage. So, even as we pass this Bill, let us think about our heroes and their contribution to the history and heritage of this country. That is why I started by saying that a country that has no heritage is not a country."
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"content": "If you go to other countries, especially in Europe, you realise how matters of heritage are taken seriously. You go to a city like Berlin, every metre you walk, you see something of heritage. That is what should be happening in Nairobi."
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"content": "We do not want to see our heritage sites, maybe like buildings or even monuments being destroyed just because we want modernity or a private developer wants to do something modern. We need to protect and document it for the benefit of this country. I hope the National Assembly will take up the Bill up once we pass it and process it within the shortest time possible. As I talk about the Bills that the National Assembly needs to work on, I find it very frustrating that whereas this Senate takes the initiative of quickly processing all Bills, whether they are coming from the National Assembly or here in the Senate, the National Assembly is taking their sweet time to process our Bills. Now we are almost half in our term and we have so many Bills before National Assembly that are likely to lapse, which is not a good sign. Madam Temporary Speaker, one of the Bills is the Bill by my friend here, Sen. M. Kajwang’ on county boundaries. This is a Bill that the National Assembly should have taken seriously and passed it like yesterday. I know I am affected because of the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "boundaries between Kisumu and Vihiga at Maseno. Sen. Cheruiyot is also affected because of the boundary between Kericho and Kisumu counties. This applies to many other places and Senators like the Senator for Nandi is also affected by boundary dispute. The National Assembly is letting us down by seating on Bills, which are very key to this country. Like this particular one that we are discussing, it will not be proper to hear that this Bill will go to National Assembly and maybe take another year or even lapse without being processed. That would be so sad for this country because matters of national---"
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"content": "(Interruption of debate on the Bill)"
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"content": "COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR"
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"content": "VISITING DELEGATION FROM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA"
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"content": " Thank you very much. Hon. Senators, I have a communication to make on visiting students from the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) in Nairobi County. I would like to acknowledge the presence in the public gallery this afternoon, of visiting 11 students from the TUK in Nairobi County. The delegation is in the Senate for a one-day academic exposition. Hon. Senators, in our usual tradition of receiving and welcoming visitors to Parliament, I extend a warm welcome to them. On behalf of the Senate and my own behalf, I wish them a fruitful visit. I ask the Senate Majority Leader to welcome them."
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