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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to support this Motion moved by Sen. Kagwe. As I listened to him, I realized the downside of democracy in the sense that it is a very wasteful system because I think, having performed so well as the Minister for Communication and Information and having subsequently been the Chairman of the Communications University, he should actually have remained as the Chief Executive of the Communications Information in this country. Actually democratic systems like the one we have of rotating people so frequently has certain disadvantages because we end up wasting a lot of talent. We end up wasting skills, knowledge, collective memory and developmental resources. The kind of library he has in his head on this problem is a library that he should use almost constantly in that Ministry. I really felt that our system has a downside to it. Even if you look at this House, you will find that Sen. G.G. Kariuki, for example, when he was the Minister for Internal Security, he did a good job, although to some of us he was very destructive. But in terms of knowledge and contributing to that department, he was very good. So, democracy has a downside to it which is really very unfortunate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Kagwe has brought out a very important thing; the technology of spreading the fibre optic cable. He has described it very well. My problem is the end users; whether Governors, the County Representatives or even ourselves. We need to recognize the fibre cable when it arrives at our door and even understand the urgency with which to make use of it. I was going to propose to Sen. Kagwe that one of the things we should urge, is for us to go to the Multi Media University for one or two weeks to be taught and be told something about this thing called fibre optics and ICT because people merely talk about it. However, listening to Sen. Kagwe, it is something The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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