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    "id": 1277151,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Eliud O. Owalo",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker and Members for granting us the opportunity to come and interface with you over this very pertinent issue in the interest of the Kenyan public. We are here pursuant to a Question raised by the Member of Parliament for Manyatta Constituency, Hon Gitonga Mukunji. He had sought a Statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration and the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and The Digital Economy on the activities of a foreign data collection company, Worldcoin. On the 3rd day of August, 2023, the Leader of the Majority Party issued a response to the Question. Consequently, it was directed that both of us, in our capacities as cabinet secretaries, attend the plenary to respond to the issues raised by Members. We stand by the Statement that was earlier on issued by Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah. However, over and above that, we further state as follows: On the Question pertaining to whether or not the safety of the data collected by Worldcoin is secure, we are glad to let the House know that the Government has implemented the following strategies to ensure safe data management practices by both foreign and local entities: 1. The Government has established and operationalised the office of the Data Protection Commissioner in conformity to the Data Protection Act, 2019. 2. Further, the Government has undertaken development and publication of the data protection regulations as at 31st December 2021, 3. The Government has also been conducting irregular inspections and audit of entities registered as data controllers and data processors and undertaking irregular investigations on breaches of Data Protection Act, 2019. 4. In the same vein, the Government has undertaken development and implementation of personal data training curriculum to enhance levels of compliance. 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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