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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much. Much obliged. There are three things we are faced with here. The first one has to do with the security of Sen. Hassan. I agree that we must not take it lightly. We must not assume that these people are just speaking from the darkness. There must be a reason they are saying so, and there are or they, probably, have masters or crazy people who can react tomorrow in a manner that can harm Sen. Hassan. Therefore, among the things I believe that were asked from you, I would also urge you to speak to the security apparatus to ensure that they give Sen. Hassan sufficient security; that no harm comes to him. The second thing has to do with hatred and hate speech. There are all sorts of abuse of freedom of speech in this country. When freedom of speech is such that it interferes with the freedom of others, it begins to be oppression of speech and not freedom of speech. Therefore, it is important for the DPP who is in charge of prosecution to take action. They should take action in such a manner that they must not only act, but they must also be seen by us, as a Senate and by the public as a whole, to be acting. The third thing is the misuse of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), especially social media. Yesterday, Sen. Sijeny shared with me a posting in social media of a person who was stripping a woman in a matatu and touching her private parts. That clip had been posted in the social media. My Committee on Information, Communication Technology has two Bills that we are discussing. We have the Access to Information Bill and the Data Protection Bill. We intend to amend the existing laws to ensure that abuse of the internet becomes part of what can be addressed in terms of prosecution. People are hiding under the guise of the fact that if you abuse somebody verbally, it is different from if you abuse somebody through the internet. It is the same thing. In fact, verbal abuse is sometimes less than social media abuse. Therefore, we must take action to ensure that crime in ICT is seen as crime and not excused because it is social media. I want to agree that we must have a civilized society where we must agree to disagree. Agreeing to disagree does not mean that we become enemies or abuse each other. It is a hallmark of a civilized society. Therefore, I urge, like the rest of my The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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