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    "id": 487043,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B.Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Let me go to my two other substantive amendments. The thing that the people of Kenya and the Committee did not bring out very clearly is the matter of the frequency, the spectrum that Safaricom is getting in fulfilling this project. From a very independent source, these frequencies which are being given to Safaricom for them to do this communication and surveillance centre, in an independent market survey, the Safaricom is supposed to pay close to Kshs17 billion. I am told they are barely paying Kshs6 billion. So, if a due diligence is done on these frequencies by an independent body than the Communications Authority of Kenya, Safaricom might even get the frequency and that might cater for the whole cost of this project. That is why I am saying in my amendment:- “THAT, the Communications Authority of Kenya ensures that, following the applications, the frequency assignment to Safaricom Ltd is subjected to approval of the Board of the Communications Authority of Kenya”. Days are gone when you give girlfriends of a few people, who are close to power, Safaricom dealers’ licence. It happened in the last Government. Mr. Bob Collymore, the Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom, was--- He dished Safaricom dealers’ licences to people who were very close to State House, and they are known, and they protected him. I want to confirm that I am in the business of selling cows, goats and camels. So, I will not one day be enticed with a dealers’ licence. The only regulatory body which is supposed to regulate Safaricom, Airtel and Yu is the CAK. That amendment is basically saying that a due diligence should be done on those frequencies and the price known and 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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