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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "I would like to suggest this to Sen. Iman. Before the end of this term because we only have one year, she should perhaps think about the best practices used by other countries in the world to protect their children and citizens from harmful activities of social media like pornography, cyberbullying and exposure of children. In the normal way of allowing children to use gadgets, I have a friend who discovered that their child was communicating with pedophiles from other countries who are interested in pornographic materials. They were telling the child to take pictures and videos in a certain manner and send them then they post on social media pages where they earn a lot of money because they are run illicit businesses. Apart from just raising awareness among our people, it is important for us to look at ways and mechanisms of tightening controls. I read from the media that Hon. Duale is publishing a Bill on pornography. We need to widen that Bill to discuss the dangers of social media. It is important for citizens to know that social media can also be used to make money like Sen. Cheruiyot said. It is only that my page is useful for conversations of public good. Therefore, I do not charge or advertise on behalf of certain companies. Many citizens do not know that social media influencers are paid to advertise and sometimes to bring down companies using false information. Some companies including their chairs have been brought down by social media influencers who have absolutely no regard and they are not regulated. We need to have a law that makes it possible for those people to be held into account for every information they post, so that the negative side of social media is dealt with. Lastly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, we need to find a mechanism of punishing companies because of addictions by children that come with use of social media. Somebody said here that we need to teach our children about addiction to social media. Sometimes you do not know who is more addicted between children and parents because both parents and children are busy on social media. Everybody is addicted. Children learn from parents and there is no conversation in families. These are the kind of things we must take deliberate steps to ensure that we raise resources. I take the challenge by Sen. Cheruiyot. As a hustler nation believer, I will ensure that young people who are hustling from down up are facilitated through mechanisms for them to make money. Even during difficult times like this, they can do research papers that are used abroad and work for people who are not in this country because therein lies greater opportunities in the same social media. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I support, I am willing to sit with Sen. Iman to share my ideas so that she develops a good Bill that can go a long way to improve the use of social media in this country. I thank you."
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