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    "id": 1272913,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1272913/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. To begin with, let me commit that I will endevour to get a Statement from the two cabinet secretaries concerned because as has been indicated, I also read on social media what seemed like conflicting statements from the two cabinet secretaries and, therefore, we need a very coherent and unified Statement from both of them – the CS in charge of Interior and National Administration, and the CS for Information, Communications and Digital Economy. It is true and sad that this matter came to light because it happened in the middle of our City at KICC. More shocking is the fact that a foreigner would come and collect biodata in the middle of the Central Business District (CBD), at a government premise like KICC. As to whether these people are there legitimately or not, we do not know. We are going to hear the answers from the Government. It concerns many people that this was being done in a government premises. The cautionary statement given by the Data Commissioner was a little bit too late because they should have known before the said people set up the camp at KICC. Those people must have paid somebody to use the KICC grounds. The person who allowed them to use KCC should, and ought to, have verified whether they had been allowed by the Data Commissioner, and whether they had all the requisite licences and approvals. As Hon. Mukunji rightly says, in this day and age of artificial intelligence, it is possible that Kenyans can be barred from walking through some places. Probably, next time you walk into a bank, you might be told that your iris has been used for things that you do not know, and you might be denied access. Probably, next time you want to travel, you may find your passport or rather your image and biodata has been used for criminal activities that you have no knowledge of. 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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