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    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1180761/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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    "content": " Thank you for protecting me, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish the Leader of the Majority Party waited for me to complete my remarks. We shall be as neutral as we can as we listen to Members on this matter. This is a critical issue of national concern, and it has been noted by the Committee. It is, in fact, a matter of life and death because, as we speak, airtime is what people depend on for calling ambulances or public service vehicles like Uber for critical services. The point I want to make here is that the matter has been raised as a Statement request but we might, as a Committee, even find that this matter requires an inquiry to establish why telecommunication companies are so emboldened in doing the things they are doing. It might even be speaking to the matter of dominance and going against the Communications Authority of Kenya’s regulations and provisions on when one becomes a dominant player. I also note that this matter goes beyond just our airtime. It also goes into bonga points, which are loyalty points that one has already earned. Loyalty points cannot be taxed or deducted. So, we shall expedite this matter at the Committee level. We shall even be communicating to the Leader of Majority Party and your office so that if there is need for the Committee to sit even during recess to resolve this matter, we shall do it. Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity."
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