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    "id": 1267711,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1267711/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "Therefore, we support this Bill because it will create sanity and make sure that the process of data transfer and release of private data will be properly addressed and governed in law. With that, this nation will earn a lot of revenue. Even as we process this Bill, this House has another Bill for start-ups. The Konza Technopolis Bill should come before we finalise the Start-up Bill because it will be the enabler of young people in the innovation sector. Earlier in this House today, I said there was need for the Committee on Finance and Budget to review access to business by preserved groups. Madam Temporary Speaker, when it comes to the technology space, you do not need to have been in the industry for 10 years to innovate or develop a software or system that can address a certain problem that exists. We therefore support this Bill because it is going to be an enabler to our young people and technological innovators and those who want to trade on the digital platforms as well. It will make sure that we have a regulated industry and in institution that can be accountable to Parliament and to the people of Kenya. The revenue we have lost over time, even from popular platforms we use on social media will now be within the purview of this Government to earn that revenue and we will transfer that money for use in the developing this Nation. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those remarks, I support this Act and urge the Members of the National Assembly to avoid divisionary tactics and being compromised by merchants who want to ensure that this country remains in disarray on technology. They should allow this Bill to proceed so that the country, innovators and people who want to use the digital space to do business can be enabled."
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