{"id":1367974,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1367974/?format=json","text_counter":154,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Sifuna","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13599,"legal_name":"Sifuna Edwin Watenya","slug":"sifuna-edwin-watenya"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. A few months ago, I was invited by Hon. Owalo, the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and Digital Economy to accompany him to a launch of what I expected would be something quite serious at City Market here in Nairobi. I must say that I was a bit disappointed because when we got there, it was nothing more than the launch of a Wi-Fi hotspot for the traders there. Unfortunately, for me, few weeks later, I was receiving calls from the traders at the City Market that, in fact, the internet there was not working anymore. This is the story of many of this public Wi-Fi hotspots that we have seen the CS for ICT and Digital Economy launching. So, I would be expecting the Committee to summon the CS and tell us if this is just a charade or if indeed the Government is serious about providing internet for “hustlers” in market such as City Market."}