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    "id": 232561,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/232561/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Were",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Information and Communications",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 153,
        "legal_name": "David Aoko Were",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government is aware that telephone landlines at Loyangalani and Mt. Kulal in Laisamis are prone to frequent breakdowns. This is due to the fact that Loyangalani Township is served by a leased automatic subscriber trunk dialling over a single channel radio link from Marsabit Exchange. Like other towns within the district, the service is to cater for telephone needs of the public until appropriate solution is achieved. This was decided as a result of difficulties experienced by Telkom (K) to maintain the previous 30 lines that were supported by an old manual exchange that lacked spare parts and was permanently on an old diesel engine generator. (b) The hon. Member is aware that any time a breakdown occurs, our staff attends to the problem immediately except during rainy season when roads are impassable. (c) The Government is currently implementing countrywide rural telecommunication development project which employs the most modern Code Deviation Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless technology and is set to be completed soon. I wish to therefore, assure the hon. Member that this will provide Laisamis with reliable telecommunication services once completed. The technology carries other important functions like data and internet access that will be available to users."
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