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    "id": 699522,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/699522/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also believe they did a good job. If the fund is to do what it is supposed to, then the proposal by the Select Committee is valid. You would expect that Kshs5 billion sitting with the CAK would not be laundered by the civil servants. It would be used to expand mobile coverage across the country. In a county like Homa Bay, which people might think is fairly exposed, there are certain corners and pockets where there is no mobile network coverage. If a polling station falls within that particular pocket, the electronic election idea will not be achieved. It is important for the Senate to interrogate the Universal Service Fund (USF) and ask how the monies have been used. For example, if you gave me Kshs5 billion and I do not account for it, there is nothing that stops me from running for governor of Nairobi or governor for Homa Bay because I have a slush fund. We also need to encourage counties to embrace professionalism when it comes to technology. If an accountant has to be employed, we insist that he or she must be a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). An engineer must be a member of the Institute of Engineers of Kenya. A human resources professional must be a member of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM). What about the people who manage information technology, yet they have passwords and access to the most confidential files? It is time we legislated and put in place a certification framework for Information Communication Technology (ICT) professionals. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have a body called the Computer Society of Kenya (CSK). I am a technology profession but I am not a member of that society. I prefer to be a member of the British Computer Society (BCS) because the CSK is a briefcase organisation. The select Committee said that we should call the CSK to sit with other stakeholders to decide on the ICT policy on elections. You will get a briefcase carrier who will pretend to carry the aspirations of professionals. For those of us who are professionals and sit in this House, we need to have a certification, validation and accreditation scheme, so that when a county employs a chief information officer, there is the assurance that, that person belongs to a professional body. The same way we will have a chief finance officer in the counties, we need to have a chief information officer who will be responsible for the digital assets of the counties. 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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