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    "id": 179485,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/179485/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Affey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 381,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Affey",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to utilise the remaining two minutes in a very constructive way, and also spare the Minister the agony of responding to this debate in two minutes. The issues raised are so fundamental. He cannot do sufficient justice to this matter in two minutes. So, I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate the Ministry and the Minister for coming up with this important Bill. The last time this matter came before this House was in 1998. Between that time and now, fundamental transformation has taken place within the ICT industry. Therefore, 3514 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 13, 2008 I think this Bill should have come much earlier. Since 1998 to date, many years have passed, and a lot of things have happened in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister and ask him to give sufficient leeway for Government control. Even those countries which have liberalised their communication industry, governments always have got some element of oversight. So, the oversight role being given to the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) is very critical. The CCK will be able to regulate the communication industry. Northern Kenya and other parts of this country have not accessed telecommunication facilities. These are the areas that require these services more than any other place. If you look at the geography of this country, these areas neighbour very unstable regions in the North, East and West. These are the places where communication---"
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