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    "id": 542872,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "hon. Rachel Shebesh. So, I want to focus on some issues that have not been mentioned. Because all of us have access to the report, I will not go into all of them. One of the issues that were of concern at the Fifth Session was that of the e- Government. This was discussed through a report that was presented by the Permanent Committee on Transport, Industry, Communication, Energy, Science and Technology. One of the issues that were of concern was that we need to develop model laws on e- Government across Africa that will ensure that our governments are more accountable, accessible and are brought closer to the people. We were happy that Kenya was given as a positive example that has embraced e-Government. Of course, a lot still needs to be done, but in Kenya, we have a legislative framework in relation to some issues of e- Government. However, some of the issues of concern included cyber security and E- waste. The member States noted with concern the security situation in the continent which countries need to work on urgently to deal with. Peace and security in Africa is another issue that was canvassed. It was noted that a lot of countries were facing the challenge of civil wars. Sudan was given as an example at the time. The issue of terrorism was also raised. At that point, the Westgate terrorist attack was discussed. That is one of the things that we were not very happy about because even though there were many instances where Kenya was mentioned positively, we were also on the spotlight on issues of insecurity. We were hoping that when we go back this time, we would have a positive report on the issue of security, but unfortunately we are going back spotlighted on the issue of security as a consequence of the unfortunate attack on our young people in Garissa. I would like to encourage the Government that we need to work extra hard on the issue of security, so that we do not get spotlighted on them."
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