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    "speaker_name": "Mwingi West, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Nguna",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Ngusya Nguna",
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    "content": " Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity given to me. From the outset, I support the Member and congratulate him for bringing such a timely Bill for deliberation in this House. One of the key issues we have to note here is that telecommunication is almost everything. It is an enabler of everything we do on a daily basis. Without doing a lot of justification on this, telecommunication saves time and cost when it comes to doing business. It is also the best method of offering immediate feedback when we are transacting issues. The Bill seeks to amendment three things. The first issue is splitting of telecommunication businesses. Splitting of businesses was done in India before, but they never succeeded. So, on this issue, I would like to partially support the Committee so that they can sit down and discuss with their fellow Members of Parliament how we can do away with this, but I do not support this one. The other issue is one of control. Every time we make calls, and this happens especially in upcountry where there is poor network coverage, there is always contrives. You cannot transact for more than an hour without interruption from the service provider. This Bill seeks a refund of Kshs10 per call that is disrupted by the service provider. It will go a long way in cushioning our poor customers from losing a lot of revenue. Imagine they lose communication at a very critical time. One loses the communication and loses the connection completely. I support this and the amendment. The penalty is reasonable for the service provider. The other issue is on the Universal Fund. I know very few Kenyans know about the existence of this Fund. Even as Members of Parliament, we do not know how it is usually shared. What we need to do here is fairness, justification and promptness in delivering the funds to Kenyans. I know if we do so, we will increase connectivity across our country. It is regrettable. I travelled to Marsabit some time back and some of the areas do not have network. When you are there, you go off completely and you can neither communicate nor do anything. That means that you cannot even do any business. It will help a lot if we can emphasise, and the Commission ensures that every part of this country is accessible by erecting more masts in marginalised areas. This Fund will help Kenyans. We would like to communicate, as Kenyans, in all the villages regardless of where the boundaries are. I support this Bill. Regularisation means revenue for our nation. If at all we are going to instill this, it means that most of the telecommunication companies will account for the revenue they get. One of the key issues that Members questioned is Fuliza . I want to give the Member information that Fuliza is a fully licensed business. One can Fuliz a 10 or 11times a day, but still the money will get deducted immediately. So, most of the time, Fuliz a does not make business sense. We need to look at Fuliz a. If you are doing it, let a customer be given some time for repayment and not instant repayment. It does not make sense sometimes to borrow the money. With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the Bill with amendments on the splitting of businesses. Thank you."
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