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    "id": 1012368,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1012368/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. William Kisang",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to comment on the Petition by Hon. Theuri. Hon. Theuri is a Member of the Departmental Committee on Information, Communication and Innovation. I believe when we call the Communication Authority of Kenya (CAK) to come, we should be able to interrogate this. What Members are saying is true because in this day and age, we should have free hotlines and toll numbers across the country to help, especially along the road, as Hon. Kandie has said. If there is an accident or emergency, people should just call and we rescue lives. There are people who die due to internal bleeding because they are not rescued in good time. I also wanted to say that two weeks ago we had a meeting with the CAK and we know that across the country there are areas that voice network is still very low. A tender has already been put out to improve on the network using the universal service funds and even these toll-free numbers. We should be using those same funds to give out toll-free numbers like the Ministry of Health with the COVID-19 pandemic was given the 719 number for free. So, even the other agencies including the police service should have. I believe when we deal with this Petition we will recommend and tell them they need to assist the country so that it will be easy for us to communicate across. By next week we should basically come out with the report. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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