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    "speaker_name": "Sen Cherargei",
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    "content": "Revenue Authority (KRA) now monitors our social media through what they are calling ‘People Exposed’. My point is that there is a way that young people can make money through ICT. Many young people are able to do advertisement through the applications that we have in our phones. However, the greatest challenge we have is how to translate that to money that young people can survive on. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I ask the Committee on ICT to ensure that online content and consumption is protected. We need to be careful as we approach the 2022 General Elections. There are many parody accounts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. If the regulatory body does not up its antenna it will be very hard to ensure that the social media platforms are properly regulated. So that we do not consume fake news that is all over. When fake news goes out, by the time it is rectified it will have caused a lot of damage; not only to individuals who are in politics or public figures but also to institutions. Fake news can erode trust. I hope that the regulations of breach of content within the social media platforms and other forums and websites can be taken up by the Committee on ICT. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is also the other aspect of money lending companies as was highlighted by Sen. Wetangula. I insist that the time has come for us to regulate the issue of money lending and betting. Nowadays, there are so many requests from betting companies that keep popping up on phones. I was told a story of an old mama, who lives somewhere in Kenya. The son to that old lady bought six sheep for the mother to be busy. However, the mother, decided to sell the six sheep and used the money in betting with the hope that she will win. I cannot name the radio and television stations where the old lady was betting but they are very popular in this Republic. There is a creeping behaviour among the young people on gambling and betting online. When I was the Chairman, Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, we dealt with the Miscellaneous Amendment but that did not cure the issue of betting and gambling among the young people. I hope that going into the future the Committee on ICT will advise the Ministry of ICT on how they can ensure that young people are not addicted to betting and gambling. The third important point that I want to highlight is on the issue of Rights to Privacy. This matter has been decided before. I heard one of our Colleagues say that sometimes, when you are making a phone call and another phone call comes in or you hear echoes, that could be the National Intelligence Service (NIS) listening to our conversations. That issue was resolved in a court of law. The Chairman of the Committee on ICT of the Senate who is also one of the principals of One Kenya Alliance should note this carefully. The big brothers are listening to private conversations thus contravening the law. The matter on Right to Privacy was decide by the High Court. It was ruled that you cannot listen to any phone call without a court order or being sanctioned by the courts of law. Unfortunately, the tracking that is being used and listening of private conversations by the big brother is dangerous to our country. I urge Safaricom and other companies that give out network coverage to be very careful so, that they do not give unlimited access to Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and other agencies to access to listen to private conversation or track innocent individuals."
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