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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Information and Communications",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Mbadi, hon. Member for Gwassi Constituency, while seeking a Ministerial Statement from my Ministry, complained that the people of the Greater South Nyanza region have not been able to access Radio Maendeleo, Radio Lake Victoria and Radio Namlolwe in some areas and in some cases television signals other than those of Royal Media Services. He attributed the problem to the erection of boosters in Homa Bay, Siaya and a transmitter in Migori. Mr. Mbadi sought the following clarifications:- (i) If the installation of those gadgets was approved by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK); (ii) the CCK policy on frequency interference by industry players; (iii) why one company is allowed to own more frequencies than the Kenya Broadcasting Company (KBC), which is State owned; and, (iv) What is the CCK policy on response in the event that such interference is reported and what is the response time? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to confirm the following:- That the CCK has assigned Royal Media Services Limited RMS 98.4 megahertz FM frequencies for use in Siaya and 97 megahertz and 105.2 megahertz frequencies for use in Home Bay. I also wish to confirm that the CCK has not assigned Royal Media Services any FM frequencies for use in Migori and that the CCK has not assigned Royal Media Services any TV frequencies for use in Siaya, Migori or Homa Bay. In view of the reported cases of radio and television frequencies in South Nyanza region, the CCK is carrying out inspections with a view to ensuring that no unauthorized installations have been set up in the said areas. The CCK’s policy on the frequency interference by industry players as contained in its service charter stipulates that it responds to customers who report cases of harmful interference within two working days following receipt of written complaint and, thereafter, endeavors to resolve the interference within ten working days. In view of the above, I wish to state that the CCK has received written complaints from Osianala Radio Lake Victoria and Radio Namlolwe on interference of frequencies in South Nyanza. It is currently investigating the matter."
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