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    "id": 1474019,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1474019/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this very important debate on enhancing reporting of parliamentary business on online platforms. We know very well during the COVID-19 time, most of the time, we were forced to have online meetings and also conduct our businesses online. That helped us and saved the situation. Today, the world is moving very fast. Some of us are still analogue, but many people are digital. That is why we need to move as Members of Parliament, so that most of our businesses can be transacted through online platforms. When we have our committee meetings, Members deal with issues that affect our people at the grassroots level. Different committees handle different matters that touch on the lives of Kenyans. A lot of our debates or discussions are not covered. But when this happens, then our people will follow the progress and see even some of the things that we discuss at the national level on their behalf. Today, we might say that the people in the villages have no time or televisions. However, you will be surprised everybody in the far north knows what is happening in the United States of America (USA) today. It is high time for us to approve this Motion and go online in terms of our businesses so that our people can be educated through our debates and deliberations. They can also see the resolutions we make as they wait for the different State departments to act and offer services to them. 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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