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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen",
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"content": " Hon. Speaker, I will respond as follows: following the President’s directive of making Kenya a visa-free country with effect from 1st January 2024, the State Department for Citizen Services introduced the ETA system. It provides advanced security screening of travellers before they arrive in the country. The State Department for Citizen Services engaged a consortium, Travizory Border Security and Konvergenz Network Solutions, to undertake the implementation of ETA under a self-financing Public Private Partnership (PPP) piloting framework. For the standard ETA, which cost US$30, the service provider was paid US$8.5. The United States of America (USA) multiple ETA costs US$160, and the service provider was paid US$15. As of 25th February 2025, the total number of ETAs supplied was 1,596,799, which generated US$50,568,810. Out of this, the service provider is entitled to US$12,255,013. This was a pilot project as the State Department explored ways to localise the ETA solution. Under my stewardship, the eCitizen ETA solution was rolled out on 9th March 2025. As of 25th March 2025, eCitizen ETA— which is a local and Ministry solution— was rolled out at 1. 00 p.m., and 38,634 ETAs had been applied and paid through the eCitizen platform. Hon. Speaker, regarding the list of technical service providers during the piloting phase of 4th January 2024 to 8th March 2025, the State Department of Immigration and Citizen Services engaged with the M/S Travizory Border Security SA and Konvergence Network Solutions consortium. However, from 9th March 2025, as I have already indicated for sustainability purposes, ETA solutions, which are localised and hosted at the E-Citizen platform, will be launched. Hon. Speaker, now on Question No.3, how has the ETA system impacted Kenya's tourism and business travel? According to the Kenya Tourism Board Annual Report of 2024, Kenya's tourism sector reported record growth with 2.4 million international visitors, a 15 per The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "cent increase from 2023 and in-bound tourism earnings rising by 19.79 per cent to Ksh452.2 billion. This is an independent and objective appraisal of the positive impact of ETA on the tourism sector, among other factors that influenced the rise in the number of tourists and a corresponding increase in business earnings. I thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "Hon. Wamboka, Member for Bumula."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank the Cabinet Secretary for answering most of the questions. 1. When you started this programme, were there any local companies involved in the project, and what were the criteria for bringing them on board? 2. Now that we have data protection laws through the Data Protection Act in Kenya, what steps have you put in place to comply with Kenya's Data Protection Act and the Global Data Security Standards? 3. Before the ETA, there were countries that enjoyed visa-free access to this country. With the introduction of ETA, it meant that everybody had to pay some money. Are you disenfranchising them, and to what level does that speak to a foreign policy? Hon. Speaker, can he deal with that, and then I can add two?"
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"content": "No. You have only a second bite, which you are already exhausting."
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"content": " Finally, Hon. Cabinet Secretary, 4. When you started the ETA, you spoke of some companies, some of which are foreign; where were the servers of these companies hosted? Was it in Kenya or any other country? How much total revenue has been generated from this since you started?"
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"content": "Member for Kesses."
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"speaker_name": "Kesses, UDA",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Can the Cabinet Secretary confirm to Kenyans that the process of recruiting chiefs and sub-chiefs of the newly identified location and sub-locations was done more than five years ago and gazetted, but up till now, it has not been resolved? We also have a division called Kondoo, where structures have been put in place and offices have been built, but it has not been resourced for over four years."
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"content": "You have thought to joyride on what in law we call ejusdem generis."
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"content": " We were discussing the issue of chiefs, and I do not know how it is different."
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