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    "id": 785667,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "Clause 2 speaks volumes about issues that have been raised here about false publications. Hon. Members in this House are the first victims of false publications, be it in the gutter press, social media, WhatsApp or Facebook. We are victims of all these false publications every day. The Hon. Member for Turkana mentioned that these things even go to the extent of defaming people’s families, especially during the campaign period. Many of us were victims, being accused of all manner of things. Recently, my own wife’s name was flashed all over social media over issues in the corporation where she works. Bloggers accused her of being promoted, not on account of her husband being a Member of Parliament for Kikuyu, but on account of other immoral things within the bank that she had absolutely nothing to do with. The people posting these things on social media have no regard. For me as a politician, I do not care. You can blog anything on social media and I do not care. My wife was so dejected, but I encouraged her to relax. She joined the bank that she works for at a very senior level, years before the things that were written on social media happened. It was well before the current management in that bank came into being and she was promoted on merit. She has been a professional in the banking sector for over 20 years, from the time she cleared University. You can imagine how painful it is for ladies. For two days, she could not go to work. I encouraged her to go to work as these bloggers are busybodies and idlers with nothing else to do. Again, we have very sharp minds amongst these bloggers who could positively use the time and resources they spend blogging about personality, politicians, public figures to make a living for themselves. The likes of Zuckerberg and the inventors of WhatsApp social media sites spend their time constructively. The other day you saw one Nyakundi posting things but when CS Matiangi tries to have him incarcerated, they all come pleading. This Bill is now addressing that problem. It will not just be a question of suing people for damages, but you will go to jail for long periods of time for these false publications. You can see it is fines of Kshs5 million or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years. I must say this is, indeed, the way to go."
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