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    "id": 1030550,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1030550/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Were",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13183,
        "legal_name": "Petronila Were Lokorio",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, since I am reading the Statement, I will do it in English. Next time when I speak off the cuff, I will try to match up to you. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 48 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Information and Technology regarding the abuse of dominance by the telecommunications company Safaricom PLC. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) State what measures are in place to ensure there is a level playing field for players in the telecommunication industry considering that Safaricom reached over 60 percent market share through their voice, data and mobile money networks. (2) Explain the measures taken by the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs through the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) to declare Safaricom a dominant player in the industry, and to make the country's telecommunication sector more competitive. (3) State measures, if any, to prevail upon Safaricom PLC to offer access of its transmission sites to its competitors in areas where the competitors have little or no coverage because of the dominant status that they have achieved. (4) Determine if the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), through the Ministry of National Treasury and Planning, can strengthen mobile money interoperability and foster financial inclusivity in the country by implementing agent and merchant interoperability. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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