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    "id": 802099,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/802099/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kisang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2263,
        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "Over the years, each of the MDAs have been buying licences for Kaspersky and other security systems. With this policy of centralising all the ICT services through the Ministry of ICT, the Ministry is going to save a lot of resources because of economies of scale. When you buy all these in bulk, the cost of buying licences comes down by close to 40 per cent. The Ministry will use the savings on projects that will assist in implementation of the Big Four Agenda. The Committee on Information, Communication and Innovation is in charge of the Ministry of ICT. In the Financial Year 2018/2019, the Ministry of ICT has been allocated a total of Kshs31, 900,900,000. This is composed of Kshs4.8 billion meant for Recurrent Expenditure and Kshs27.04 billion meant for Development Expenditure. However, this is way below the Ministry’s resource requirements. The Ministry had, in the Budget Policy Statement been allocated Kshs58 billion. There is a shortfall of 27 billion. This will negatively impact implementation of the projects by this particular Ministry. So, we will be seeking in future, particularly during the next financial year, to increase the allocations so that the Ministry may achieve its objectives. I want to talk about other relationships between the ICT sector and the Big Four Agenda in terms of boosting the manufacturing sector. The Government intends to invest in key areas in ICT. A comprehensive ICT and relevant infrastructure will enhance the ease of doing business. For instance, the process of acquiring licences and work permits will be made faster. What the Ministry intends to do is to ensure that there is citizen portal, and that the Huduma centres are fully automated so that our people do not have to travel from far places to particular centres."
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