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"speaker_name": "Kaiti, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Joshua Kimilu",
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"content": "also amended the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Bill, which really helped Kenyans. Technology is helping our youth nowadays because there are no jobs in the country. After completing college or university, our youth use technology to start their own businesses, including TikTok. They make content and sell it on the platforms to improve their living standards. As I sat here, I remembered the years when we used the big phones by Telcom. We used to go to the nearest market that was 10 kilometres away just to make a call to someone in Nairobi or in the City. But currently, through technology, we have mobile phones to make calls and even transact business. This Bill is very important because we use technology even in agriculture. Through new technology machines, we are improving agriculture in our country. Parents, including those in the villages, can now use the new technology to improve their living standards. They are also in a position to pay school fees for their children through technology. I went to several countries during the last Parliament when we were working on Konza City. I am encouraging this Government to take this city seriously because technopolis is the way to go. In future, when the technopolis will be completed, many Kenyans will benefit from it. Jobs will be created and our young people will benefit through e-learning and other technologies. We are proud of Konza City. We request the Government to allocate more resources to that city so that our people can benefit. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I remember when the President was talking about establishing ICT hubs in the constituencies. That is a great idea. When I hear people yelling, saying that NG-CDF is unconstitutional and that we should do away with it, I know that Kenyans down there cry when they hear such sentiments. Through the NG-CDF, we are capable of introducing ICT centres in the wards. We need to support that because ICT centres in our villages will help the youths. After Form 4, they will enrol for computer studies and other technologies, because technology is currently the way to go. Some time back, I was scheduled to travel to a city in Oman and my son, who is in Grade 4, asked me how Oman was and what the climate was like at that time. I had no idea about it. He went through the phone, googled and learnt about it. He then told me; “Dad, you have to go with these clothes. You have to do this because this place is like this.” I was challenged by my son. Then I said; “Surely, we need to improve technology in our country and embrace it.” This is because it is helping our people, and making the coming generation become independent. Through Google, technology has turned the world into a small village. You wake up in the morning and within 30 minutes, you know what is happening globally through technology. Without technology, I do not know where this country would be heading. If we support technology, we are taking our country to another level and improving our economy. A few years ago, Kenya was behind but we are now a better country because of technology. We now have M-Pesa. You can now transact using your phone and even move with your office. If you have your phone, you can do all the transactions you want. You can pay bills and conduct business through your phone because the technology to move money from your bank is available. Nowadays if you go to the banks, you will find that they are empty, because people are using technology to transact business. This Bill has come at the right time and we need to support and give it weight because it is long overdue. We also need to attract investors to come to our country through technology. If we make good laws, an investor coming to the country will feel comfortable because he is protected by the law. That was the thinking of the Committee. They want to make the law straightforward and favourable to investors. The passage of this Bill into law will also improve the economy of this country. With only a few amendments, this Bill can be one of the best laws to help the economy of this country. This is the way to go. I thank Hon. KJ, the Chairman of the 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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