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    "id": 1523908,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a lot has been said about systems. For example, there is a Statement on the issue of migration of Inua Jamii to E-Citizen platform. You have also heard clearly Sen. Sifuna raising a matter on the SHA system. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the biggest problems in this country is that we have laws, which we do not implement. I am talking as an Information Technology (IT) expert and one of the people who worked so hard to bring in place the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act. In that law, it is very clear that big systems supporting the Government must be licensed as a critical information infrastructure system. The best practice globally is that such systems should not be operated by private individuals. Such systems must be cost effective. One of the things that we need to look at moving forward, as a House, is to go back to that law and come up with regulations on how systems that support the public sector or the Government are defined in line with the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act. That way, we will be able to avoid all these challenges we are talking about such as operational and cost issues. I would like to be given the privilege to guide this House on how that should be done. It has been done in other countries as well. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second issue is on pending bills. I have sat in this House and almost every day, a Senator brings a matter concerning pending bills in their county. We had passed a Motion in this House that was brought by Sen. Olekina on the issue of the pending bills. Why are we not making progress as a Senate on this matter? Therefore, I ask the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget to deal with this matter with finality. Our people; the contractors, in the counties are suffering. We are discussing and asking governors to appear before us, yet nothing happens. It is like the institutions in our counties are not being managed by us. I request that if the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget is unable to resolve this issue---"
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