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    "id": 1158779,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1158779/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13184,
        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to join you in welcoming the delegation from Machakos County Assembly that is here to benchmark on Information Communication Technology (ICT) matters. As the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Information Communication and Technology of the Senate, allow me to welcome them and inform them about a few other things other than e-Parliament. While an e-Parliament is very important and touches on our own work and the work of the Assemblies, one of the most important things that is facing citizens is the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the projects that the USF is supposed to make sure that the counties start implementing. As of last count, the USF was going to some Kshs10 billion. These are funds that are given by telecommunications companies as part of the profit for infrastructure in places that are hard to reach. I urge the Machakos County Assembly and other county governments to ensure that the Universal Service Fund projects are well accounted for, especially at the primary oversight level. We are supposed to have every place in the country by now covered by at least the basic 2G communication. However, that connectivity in communication is still"
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