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    "id": 1126192,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I congratulate the Petitioner for bringing this matter to the Senate and having confidence in the process of the Senate. I am happy on this issue of radio frequencies. If you have noticed, there is irregular access to radio frequencies. Sometimes when you are driving across various regions, there is interference. Other radio frequencies interfere more than others. I think CAK should explain to Kenyans, because we know the coverage of radio in this country is very high. When you move across the nation, the more accessible listenership is through the radio frequency. We appreciate the fact that there is always an online frequency that is being used through social media platforms. That is the new aspect in terms of listenership to the radio programs. The Committee on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) led by Sen. Moi who is here, should be able to assist the country and talk to CAK, especially as we move to the general elections. We know as we go into general elections there will be many people using radio, either for political campaigns, advertisements and many other things. We know the ghost of the International Criminal Court (ICC). If you look at the history of genocide in Rwanda, most incitement was through radio. If we do not have proper regulation and allocation of frequencies, it means that someone who is a ghost can open a radio frequency and use it to create incitement across the country. I call upon the Committee on ICT to rein in on CAK. Let them allocate frequencies based on many factors. It should be based on whether frequency has been given to another radio station or that the region has been allocated a slot. It should also consider whether they meet certain standards and even whether they will maintain political sanity as we go into 2022 general election. I really hope and believe that within 60 days as stipulated by the Standing Order, the Petitioner should be able to get feedback and a report. We do not want to see a situation as in the Petition for Vihiga regarding the boundary of Maseno, that came back yesterday where the Committee had stayed with Petition for one and half years. We hope that when it comes back, it should be within 60 days, so that the Petitioner can be very happy and see that Justice has been done."
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