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    "id": 785658,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/785658/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me a chance to also contribute to this Bill. Cybercrime is real and is one of the most sophisticated crimes committed anywhere in the world. In fact, it is more dangerous than anything else. This Bill is long overdue. It has come at the right time when our country has embraced the digital platform at a very advanced stage. Today, our economy is driven on a digital platform. We communicate, transact and do so much using the digital platform. Any single mis-calculation and people will take advantage of this. M- Pesa has published that Kenyans are losing billions of shillings in cyber-related crimes. There are people who sit in Kamiti Maximum Prison and other areas and engage innocent people who end up losing a lot of money. Hon. Speaker, in this Bill, we have also seen the levels of offences created. An example is in Clause 9 where it is an offence for anyone to access a password, codes and other means of gaining access to a computer system. It is a crime. It is very important because there are people who can manipulate systems and access data in a computer by just manipulating it or using the code or password of a person. I am sure you have encountered such an issue through a person who works with you or close to you. This is very common when using mobile cell phone. Although people protect their cell phones, somehow somebody will still access information. In the United Stated of America (USA), the 11th September terrorist attack had something to do with cybercrime. Those people manipulated the USA system and all that. They manipulated the system to an extent that they could not even identify them. They managed to escape and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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