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    "id": 1126157,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to comment on the Petition from Laikipia County pertaining to hacking of the frequencies of a radio station by another. The mandate of the CAK is to regulate the media world. As we are headed towards the general election, it is important for CAK and the Media Council to ensure that they implement all the regulations as pertains to the Information and Communication Technologies Act. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this does not only stop at radio stations. We have seen our personal phones being hacked by people who are purported to be in prison. Privacy of personal information is important. Therefore, it calls for the regulatory bodies to ensure that everything that pertains to protection of personal or business information is applied to the letter. Community radios or televisions are important because they educate and disseminate relevant information to the society. Nowadays, people in the villages do not wait to listen to mainstream media. They depend on community radios and television. It is important for this House to know that community radios are not allowed to do commercial advertisement. Therefore, they do not have a source of income. To hack their system is injustice to them. They need to be protected. We have many community radios, which are not commercial and need to be protected. We exist in a world of competition. However, this does not mean that small community radios be treated differently. It is important for this House and the Committee on Information, Communication and Technology to look into the matter seriously and protect not only that specific"
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