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    "id": 1159411,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1159411/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I start by thanking all Members who have contributed to this Bill. I also thank the ICT Committee for their valuable input in terms of engaging stakeholders and coming up with amendments that will enhance the Bill. This Bill is very historic. When I joined this Parliament, I said that this is one of the things that I wanted to achieve. Having participated in this sector for 20 years, I have seen the challenges in it. My vision was to ensure that we have this law in place. I am happy that we are just a few steps to realizing this dream. Alluding to what Members have said, nearly all aspects of life are ICT-driven, be it health, education, economy, finance or even elections. We are going to face the elections in the next few months, and you know that we have had challenges around results transmission and basically the application of ICT in election and many other aspects of life, including even life support systems, which are now driven by ICT. There is one question that we should ask ourselves. Who are the people who are driving all these ICT systems? There are professionals who are doing it. It is very risky because all of them are driving this ICT sector without any legal and ethical framework. This Bill has dealt with that problem."
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