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    "id": 463692,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/463692/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kamau",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 35,
        "legal_name": "Jamleck Irungu Kamau",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to second this Bill. Pursuant to Article 118 of the Constitution and Standing Order No.127 the Departmental Committee on Energy, Information and Communication facilitated public participation by engaging stakeholders on the Bill. The Committee met with the Ministry of Information and Communication, the CCK, the Media Council and Safaricom amongst others. We received written submissions in form of memoranda from the Media Council and the CCK; all these in an endeavor to achieve public participation. The Committee scrutinized this Bill thoroughly. We came up with various recommendations as a Committee. I would like to guide hon. Members on what the main observations about this Bill were. First of all, the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution provides that operationalizing Article 34 should be by 27th August, 2013. However, the National Assembly on Wednesday 31st July, 2013 extended the period by four months pursuant to Article 261(2) of the Constitution to allow for further discussions and engagements with stakeholders. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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