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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang’",
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    "content": "I think the Parliamentary Service Commission, our Commissioners and the Secretariat need to be serious, especially with this system. This thing came up sometimes last year. I am an IT expert; one of the good ones in the country, and we said there are so many solutions in this country. I was in Zambia about two months ago. The Zambian Parliament has a very good system done by the locals. When you start speaking, even your clock starts counting. It is not only where the Secretariat alone is. It is displayed there, so that as you speak, they do not have to put that light on. You see yourself and know how you can summarize your issues. I hope that in this Financial Year 2024/25, they are putting enough resources to do the solution. The systems are not expensive. It is not that Kshs200 million or Kshs300 million. You can get a good system under Kshs200 million. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is unfortunate that the former Cabinet Secretary for Mining and Blue Economy has been transferred to another Ministry. In less than two years, the Cabinet Secretary and his team told us that they were able to map the country and identify where we have minerals in the country within a very short time. They were able to contribute close to around Kshs140 billion to the economy, but before that, it was less than Kshs100 billion. So, there were good plans. I hope that as Hon. Joho takes over, he needs to move in the same direction. He should encourage also investors to move to the sector, so that we can contribute that 14 to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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