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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Syongo",
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        "legal_name": "Zaddock Madiri Syong'oh",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my colleague, hon. Muite, has talked with considerable enthusiasm about the need for self-regulation. However, I beg to disagree with him. It is not possible for the media to self-regulate. It is also wrong for the Minister or the Government to regulate the media. What must regulate the media is an Act of Parliament developed with soul searching, objectivity and passed by this House. This is the best method of regulating the media and ensuring that the needs of society as well as the ones of those who invest in the media are taken care of and are balanced. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have a situation where we have very weak laws. If today you are scandalised by a newspaper just as Mr. Kipchumba was saying, it will take you a long time to be compensated. Also, you have no guarantee that you will actually be listened to in your lifetime. So, even as we deal with the issues of laws of libel and slander, let us put in place a piece of legislation that will ensure that the media sector grows. We would like to have a responsible media that will ensure our people do not fall victim to an irresponsible media. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in essence, the media has played a very good role in terms of informing the public and educating them. They provide fantastic materials in terms of entertainment and, of course, providing space to advertise in order to oil the engine of economic growth. However, on the issue of entertainment, we have seen obscenities exposed to our children, irrespective of the fact that the media owners and programme managers---"
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