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    "id": 866752,
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    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. Today morning seems to have been bombarded with technology. However, we marvel at the impact technology has had on this economy. As you can remember some of us when were in university and were drafting our first projects, we wrote them by hand and we would give somebody to type and return to us to proofread. Technology has been marvelous and I sincerely want to thank those who discovered it because it has shaped and changed our lives tremendously. I wholly support the Motion by Hon. Osotsi with regard to secure and free Wi-Fi in the various constituencies in this country called Kenya. I know many of our youths in the villages and many of us who are starting to appreciate technology find it difficult to transact and undertake many of the services we take for granted when we are in Nairobi once we go to our constituencies. The internet connection in most rural parts of Kenya is unstable, difficult and occasionally is non-existent. You remember during the last election we had so many issues about transmitting results because it was alleged that with 2G internet connectivity it could not transmit. We needed 4G connectivity. I do not understand what this means but I appreciate it exists. We hope this Motion once implemented by the Government by the time we get to 2022 or after the population census of 2019 we will be in a position to transmit live information from all parts of the country. My constituency, Funyula, occasionally because of poor Safaricom and Airtel network gets interference from networks in Uganda. Consequently, we are treated as if we are roaming and it becomes extremely difficult to transact business or even send a WhatsApp message or check what is happening in other parts of the country. We believe with the passage of this Motion, we will solve some of these embarrassing challenges we get, especially those of us who come from border points. We have talked about youth empowerment, employment and innovation. It seems ICT is the driver and unless we are able to have secure, firm and safe internet access we will face challenges in achieving these dreams for our young people. I see quite a number of them cuddling together trying to sustain a network in order to do their business. I sympathise with them and hope this Motion will go a long way in ensuring that they are able to have secure internet to enable them make money, innovate, do e-marketing and all that they want to do. Currently, quite a number of materials for academic purposes are found online. Without a secure internet it means students will have to travel far to look for internet. Our people in the rural areas should also start enjoying the benefits of e-commerce. There is nothing as enjoyable as being inside your house or bedroom, and you can order for food and it is brought while you are seated lazily or otherwise so to speak. We hope it will spread these benefits. As I conclude, I want to speak to an issue raised by my colleague on misuse. We pray and hope that once it is implemented, youth will not misuse this free internet to leer and hurl unprintable insults to the leaders, opponents and friends alike. With those few remarks, I support."
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