14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 77 speaks to county inspectors. This Bill is providing the second level of National Museums at the county now that we have another county government. We shall have county museums. Clause 77 provides for the provisions of appointing inspectors at the county to play a similar role of ensuring that they asses compliance to the legislation. They will also manage museums, maintain the property that is of cultural values in the county as well as take action against every culprit that tamper with issues that are of county importance as cultural heritage.
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Part XI speaks to heritage tribunal. When it comes to national heritage and monuments, more often than note you find that they can be found under individual ownerships, communal land, or various areas.
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
A tribunal shall play a critical role in compensation and offences pertaining to non-compensation. For a long time, we have had a lot of complains when it comes to compensating people who have been injured. Their properties have been affected as a result of maintaining matters that belong to the National Museum.
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, the compensation that has been in place, it was set when this country gained Independence. Normally, sometimes we have somebody who is injured and even killed. We have lost a life and then the compensation sometimes is maybe Kshs1,000. The Kshs1,000 in 1963 was so much money and the same amount is still there to date.
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
This Bill will change and ensure this one is updated to ensure the compensation is in line with the current value. That is Clause 82.
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Clause 83 all the clauses 86, 87 and 88 speaks to how the tribunal shall conduct their issues and how to appoint the tribunal itself.
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, Part XIII speaks to miscellaneous provisions. This is where the Cabinet Secretary (CS) shall provide for regulations to manage heritage and archaeological sites. These regulations shall ensure that whatever is provided for in this Bill shall be managed and conducted, for example, returning some of our cultural artefacts that had been exported without due process. Regulations to deal with burden of proof of such important artefacts.
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Regulations to deal with exemption from stamp duty that could have been charged to the National Museums at the cost of conducting their research and whatever information that they are undertaking. Regulations to deal with maybe mining activities in protected areas. Regulations to deal with access and payments of fees in national heritage sites.
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, regulations to deal with penalties that shall come into play when we have culprits pertaining to this. Also, regulations to deal with issues that affect preservation, protection of heritage sites or alteration of monuments. Regulations to deal with protection, preservation, alteration, access and use of protected buildings and monuments.
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
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