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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": "information about this issue. Even though he has said that it is just a preliminary Statement, I think the House deserves detailed information than this because this affects the lives of Kenyans. I am happy that the matter was stopped urgently but because of the dangers it could have posed, we would not know what this data would have been used for in this digital era. This could be another digital Shakahola. Something could have happened that you are not sure but the biggest problem that I am seeing here is one that Africans have. We do not take responsibility. Somebody has slept on the job here. If you listen to the Statement by the Leader of Majority Party, it was clear that these people were licenced on 18th April 2023 therefore they have been around. They were licenced and put-up tents in a big installation in the city centre at KICC. They were not doing this work in dingy places. They are people who are sure of what they are doing. It looks like they had all the backing that they need to do their work in daylight at KICC. In my view, I propose that we need to hand over this matter to a committee of Parliament, either the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation or a Special Committee that can bring back a detailed report on this matter to the House. The world is moving towards Artificial Intelligence (AI). There are a lot of things happening in the world and if we do not protect our people from this kind of issues, they will become very vulnerable. Yesterday I was told that when the irises of the people were taken, they were being paid Ksh7,000. With the levels of poverty today, if you tell somebody that you will give then Ksh20,000 to remove their eye, they will accept it. Next week I will come for the second one and offer you Ksh40,000. People are being misused because of the poverty levels. It is our responsibility to protect them so that they do not become vulnerable to people who have ulterior motives. I want to urge that this matter should not end with a Statement. It is bigger than a Statement. A committee of this House should be seized of this matter. As you know, in Parliament, your former House is known for taking over many things. You will hear a select committee of the Senate investigating Worldcoin. I know them. This is where this matter should be discussed because we are very good at doing things. Let us look into this matter deeply so that we get to know the details. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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