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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Information and Communications",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for protecting me from my good friend, Dr. Khalwale. I stand to contribute and support this Motion. It is very interesting that I have to change my statement midstream. I want to start by saying that I support this Motion. I support it because I know that my Ministry will be enjoined in the matter contained in this Motion, and I thought it would be important for me to give it support very early. I would like to say that this has many advantages for the country, not just for information per se, but it also means that infrastructure, which is much needed in this country, will be built across the country to enable information to be collected, stored and disseminated. So, this is in line with the policy of the Government to make sure all parts of the country and all sectors of our economy are covered. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very clear, as hon. Members have said that with the availability of data, we can do very many things. We will not have to go to historical things; but we can do very many things that are ahead of us. However, we will also be able to cross-reference very easily and enable the Government to be more efficient. So, this is not just for the hon. Members who are raising it but it is actually for the efficiency and effectiveness of Government as well. So, this will be part of e- governance and I do not want to pre-empt what my colleague will say when responding, but this is effectively an improvement on what we have thought about. I know that many hon. Members have raised the issue of the Ministry of Lands and the information there and the people being able to know which land is clear, which land has got encumbrances and so on. I think this is very good because this will be the easier way, less expensive and cost-effective because one does not have to travel to any office. There is one particular station – and now that the Government is setting up digital villages all over – it will be very easy for anybody in the village to go to a digital village and seek information, find information and apply that information effectively to their own purposes. So, I would not like to over emphasize the fact that this is a very important and quality Motion. I think hon. Members who bring Motions like this have to be congratulated because they are thinking on how we can improve the situation for all people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I come from a very rural constituency and solving problems in a rural constituency is difficult if we have to do that physically or by walking to places or by driving to places. So, technology will come in handy in making sure that we do solve these problems. So, I want to congratulate not only the hon. Member, Dr. Ottichilo, for thinking about this, but also the other hon. Members who have contributed and wished well this Motion as it passes through the House. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Once again, I support this Motion."
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