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    "id": 1126256,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Moi",
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Kipsiele Towett Moi",
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    "content": "for the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, while the implementation and reporting on the Act is vested in CAJ, administered from the State Law Office. The Committee resolved to rectify this challenge by sponsoring an amendment to the Bill. This is the proposed Access to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which is ready for publication Mr. Speaker, Sir, subsequently, the Committee considered the Statement on the protection of personal data by technology companies, as requested by Sen. Cherargei. The Committee met the CS for the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs and the Office of the Data Protection Commission. The Committee is happy to report that measures are in place to ensure the security of the personal data of all Kenyans. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the committee is currently considering a Statement on alleged monopolistic practices by telecommunications company M/s Safaricom PLC as requested by Sen. Were. To this end, the committee has met with the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), mobile network operators, which include: Airtel Kenya, Telkom Kenya and Safaricom Limited, and the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs. The issue of competition in Kenya’s telecommunications sector is a recurrent issue that calls for continuous interrogation as mobile phone penetration in the country is increasing. At the heart of this matter is ensuring that Kenyans across the country have affordable access to all mobile networks. The committee is set to meet with the National Treasury and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to delve into the issues of mobile money interoperability. The Committee considered and passed without amendments the Office of the County Printer Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to establish the Office of the County Printer in each county, which shall be responsible for printing and publishing a county Gazette as well as advising the county governments on all matters relating to printing and publication of documents. With respect to regulations, the Committee held a retreat with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) to review draft regulations namely- (a) The Data Protection (General Regulations), 2021; (b) The Data Protection (Registration of Data Controller and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021; (c) The Data Protection (Compliance and Enforcement) Regulation, 2021. The regulations that are in draft format are the first regulations toward the operationalization of the Data Protection Act, 2019, and the ODPC."
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