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    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/603503/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Abdi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Hassan Abdi",
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    "content": "If you look at some elements under Clause 6, you will find that there is much of that information today in the age of information, internet and electronic communication. A lot of information that the Government considers to be secret is in the public domain. If you have the right knowledge or the right technology, you can access that information. Recently, I attended one of the secret briefings for Members of Parliament done by one of the Government Departments. To my surprise, because I was interested in that particular subject, I found that much of that information that was considered to be confidential was in the public domain. The Bill should also be cognisant of the fact that there are technological developments that make information accessible to the public. It is in fact easier for people with that technology to access it. The second element that this Bill will help is the quality of information that will be collected in future by public officials. With a Bill like this, many officials particularly those who are conscientious, hardworking and committed to their jobs, will be taking more accurate information. They will be more conscious of the fact that the information that they are taking down or recording for posterity, would be information that could be accessible to the general public and could be interrogated, examined and challenged. Therefore, this Bill will contribute to the type and quality of information that our public officials will record and put on files for future consideration."
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