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    "id": 463693,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/463693/?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": "As the Leader of the Majority Party has indicated, the intention of the Bill is to amend the Kenya Information and Communication Act in order to, among other things, align it to the Constitution of Kenya. In this respect the Bill seeks to provide a statutory framework for governing the communication sector in order to confirm and satisfy the requirements of the Constitution of Kenya. This Bill proposes to make a raft of amendments to enable better regulation of the sector by providing for the handling of new regulatory challenges in the communication sector due to rapid technological changes. It actually proposes to rename the CCK as the Communications Authority of Kenya, so as to better the regulatory functions of the current commission. The Bill seeks to provide a framework for dealing with issues relating to competition and consumer protection in the sector; of course the enactment of this Bill shall not occasion additional expenditure of public funds. There are quite a number of things I would like hon. Members to specifically look into. I would like to refer you to Article 34(5) of the Constitution. I refer you to Article 34(5) (a) of the Constitution of Kenya, and if you allow me, I will want to quote what it says. “Parliament shall enact legislation that provides for the establishment of a body which shall – (a) be independent of control by government, political interests or commercial interests.”"
}