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    "id": 70767,
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    "speaker_name": "Eng. Rege",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Kwanya Rege",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like thank my colleagues for supporting this Motion. I would also like to thank the Minister for acceding and accepting to move with speed in reconstituting the KBC Board. The KBC is a very important public broadcasting institution which is expected to set the pace for the other broadcasting houses in this country. Equipped with correct tools and proper management, the KBC should deliver its mandate without any supervision. The KBC is indebted very heavily and our Committee has, in the past, recommended to the Minister for Finance to write off the debt. He should ask the Japanese Government to write off the debt that was incurred in purchasing the medium wave equipment and apparatus. They were purchased at the wrong time. The KBC is indebted to the tune of over Kshs600 million and yet, the equipment is not required. This equipment is lying there gathering dust with over Kshs30 million per month in power consumption. That equipment should be removed and gotten rid of as soon as possible so that the KBC can operate efficiently. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee will also undertake to investigate the digitization of the analogue system which we have right now. This is because the public is crying wolf about its implementation. This is required in the next two years. I would like to ask the Minister to move with speed to reconstitute a new Board and ensure that the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) is run efficiently. I heard from my colleagues that the Managing Director (MD) should be investigated too. There is nothing wrong with that. If we find that the MD is performing perfectly, there is no reason we cannot vet him again. With those few remarks, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to move. I beg to move."
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