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    "speaker_name": "The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration",
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    "content": "(Prof.) Kithure Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to confirm that the cyberspace is being used, first of all, for freedom of expression, which is very good. However, as I have just intimated a while ago, it is being used to incite violence and go overboard, even in some of those expressions. So, that is one side of the story. The other side of the story is that there are people who may want to use security officials to try and suppress opinions and harass people who express alternative political opinions. We are aware and I want to confirm what the distinguished Senator for Isiolo County has said; that we have active investigations as we speak in 19 counties, of leaders and other influencers who have organized teams of online people to harass, intimidate and incite violence using cyberspace. I want to assure the nation that the idea of setting up criminal gangs and groups to either physically attack people for political or other reasons; the idea of organizing groups of criminals to attack opponents and people of a divergent opinion online and propagate violence, we have to deal with that problem before it goes overboard. Therefore, in 19 counties, we are actively investigating groups of both physical and online gangs that are propagating violence in the name of freedom of expression. We will take action against all the actors, whether they are persuaded to support the Government or they are in the opposition because it is a threat to our security as a nation, and we must arrest this matter before it gets out of hand."
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