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    "id": 796626,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/796626/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Waweru",
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        "legal_name": "Dennis Kariuki Waweru",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would not want this House to be drawn into a tug of war as to where the Bill should be domiciled because what we are seeking to do is to create a Bill that will mitigate some of the problems we are facing with the fast development in the ICT space. As it is now, we are playing catch-up because ICT is developing way faster than we can legislate and way faster than our security bodies can keep up. Knowing how our Government works, we are better of having this Bill domiciled in a place where there is research being done continually on matters to do with information, communication and technology. To bring it to context with examples from elsewhere in the world, I want to quote one of the finest performing ICT expert in this country, Michael Joseph, who said that Kenya is a peculiar country. It is peculiar in a sense that we leapfrog in terms of technology. We do not follow the normal procedure of growth in technology advancement as other parts of the world. As such, I believe the amendment to bring in the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government in not well placed. As we understand the situation right now, the Ministry of ICT is investing heavily in keeping up with technology and more in innovation. Thank you very much."
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