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    "id": 1484947,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1484947/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": "This is because we have one entity as envisioned in both our Constitution and legislative laws of this House. It is given the mandate to handle all matters of competition and dominance. That entity, which is funded by taxpayers’ money, is the Competition Authority of Kenya. Nominating the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to determine matters of dominance would set a very bad precedence, especially on the role of the Competition Authority of Kenya in regulating matters of competition in this Republic. The Bill proposes a waiver on the spectrum fees to enable access to internet and mobile connectivity in remote areas. This is a very welcome idea. In Kenya, the mobile access connectivity, including internet, is around 130 per cent. Interestingly, this is much higher than the Africa average of 95 per cent and the global average of 115 per cent. The penetration of mobile and internet connectivity is at 130 per cent, which is much higher than that of Africa and the global average because of use of multi-SIM cards, especially by players in urban centres. You find people in towns with one, two, three or four SIM cards. This gives them a lot of options in terms of access to internet and mobile connectivity, although we still have very many places in this country where you have to climb a tree or travel a distance to get internet or mobile connectivity. The proposal in this Bill to waive those kinds of fees is a welcome idea…"
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