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    "id": 1272880,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1272880/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Manyatta, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gitonga Mukunji",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 43(1), I wish to make a statement on the ongoing biometric data collection by Worlcoin. Worldcoin, a block chain company, recently launched their eyes-for-tokens campaign in Kenya, offering free cryptocurrency tokens to participants upon registration and scanning of their irises in various locations in Nairobi, including at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). Whereas the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner issued a cautionary statement to Kenyans regarding the ongoing biometric data collection by this company, the registration process has picked, causing concern on the purpose of the data collection. There are fears that the data may be used for purposes other than the declared intent by the block chain company. In addition, the United States of America (USA) banned the Worldcoin from collecting data from its citizens despite the founder of the company, Sam Altman, being a USA citizen. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is mandated by law to register all data controllers and processors collecting personal data for the provision of financial services. With the world embracing artificial intelligence, the biometric data collected poses a risk on the protection and privacy of participants, if not monitored. In addition, there have been recent cases of cyber-attacks in the country thereby posing greater risk in the management of the data. This data collection exercise, in my own opinion, is a threat to national security. It is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of Nation Government and Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, through the Leader of the Majority Party, on the following: 1. Given that the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and the Data Commissioner have cast doubt on the safety of data collection by The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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