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    "id": 784448,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/784448/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Mohamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohamed Mohamud Sirat",
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    "content": "We, therefore, need to protect our families, children, wealth and, above all, the dignity of our society given that these cyber bullies and cyber criminals take advantage of the young, the old and the rest. Therefore, this Bill supports a position where actually it protects the vulnerable in our society, particularly our young children who can be exposed to pornography and various other online criminal issues. We need to understand what happens globally. In developed nations, cyber-bullying has been recognised as the highest danger to their communities. Because they realised that there is a danger within the cyber and new technology, they decided to set up laws which they enacted to protect their communities. They, therefore, found a great investment in the control of cybercrime. We should also realise that it is important that we understand that the moral fibre of our society is at stake. We need to stand and protect this very invaluable society of ours from the influence of cyber criminals. Unless we engage ourselves in understanding why this is quite crucial and planning forward for our community as the world becomes technologically aware of the issues of cybercrime, our society will be in the arms of protection. A study by Deloitte Global Consultancy suggested that Kenya lost approximately Kshs18 billion due to cybercrime in 2016. Deloitte also suggested that in 2015, Kenya was the 69th most vulnerable country out of 127 countries they examined. Therefore, cybercrime is real. We need to understand that those criminals will use all possible means to ensure that they take advantage of the vulnerable members of our society. I support this Bill to ensure that the protection of our community from cybercrime and technological crime is enacted within our laws. The only way we can protect our community is to enact those laws, ensure that they have been used on the ground and that the criminals are aware that “big brother” is watching. “Big brother” is the law of the nation. I, therefore, support this Bill and would be very happy to see it come into action."
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