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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tetu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I note that time is running out and I will be very brief. I will restrict myself to the ICT issues that were raised by the President in his Speech. As you will remember, enhancing the digital superhighway remains one of Kenya Kwanza key pillars in the Manifesto. I have picked five very important interventions which the President proposed are ongoing or planned. First, is the digitisation of five Government services. Second, the rolling out of 100,000 kilometres of fibre. Third, rolling out of 25,000 Wi-Fi hotspots. Fourth, use of NG-CDF to support Ajira centres. Finally, construction of ICT hubs at the constituency level. I must admit that in my own constituency Tetu, the NG-CDF Board has set aside Ksh10 million for the construction of ultramodern ICT centre, which will see most of our staff access digital services. ICT will help in lowering the cost of doing business in the country. Also, enhance its image as a silicon savannah, reduce corruption and improve speed of service delivery. It will generate big data that will inform the country on how to make interventions for various problems that are bedevilling this country. Approximately 1.2 million Kenyans make their living from digital jobs like being digital content marketers, transcribers, online writers, online content developers and software developers. It is important that we give those people a chance. This is because the barriers they face today are expensive internet, lack of digital access and Wi-Fi connectivity, high mobile termination rates by our mobile companies, high data rates and internet bundles disappearing. The President is promising all those interventions plus others which the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation hopes to bring in this House. We believe they will make a positive contribution to this country’s digital readiness. This is what is required if the country wants to effectively participate in the economy of tomorrow. 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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