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    "id": 866755,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/866755/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Cecily Mbarire",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 221,
        "legal_name": "Maina Kamanda",
        "slug": "maina-kamanda"
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    "content": "I remember when we were being told about the undersea cable that was being connected between Dubai and us through Mombasa. At that time, it sounded really out of the world. It sounded like it was not going to happen. It finally did and we have seen the cable now connected in different key towns especially county headquarters across the country. That becomes very important because we know that ICT sector has become a key driver of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of major nations across the world and that is the way to go as a country. I am also excited to hear that Kenya ranks quite high in Africa in terms of ICT compliance. That should not make us stop what we are doing or not continue to even do more. I believe that is the way to go and I believe that is the future of this country. I am keen that we have now gone e-commerce. We are talking about e-citizen. We have gone electronic in many ways. We have a lot of things that now you have to operate using the internet. It makes sense that at this particular point, we make this availability and accessibility of internet cheaper or even free, especially for the millennials that we have in the country today. However, of concern to me is not just making it accessible but making it accessible and free to help in innovation. Currently, I think Kenya must be ranking highest in Africa in terms of our contributions in the social media. We are very active on Twitter and Facebook . We are exchanging information. I think we rank top in terms of political dialogue in our social media platforms. The amazing thing is that this has actually caught up even with the youth who are upcountry. They are not necessarily urbanites as one would expect. If only that energy that we see in our social media platforms could be channeled to innovation, for commerce and for marketing our produce, I believe we would see a lot more growth and create more jobs. We would see young people getting more involved in things that really make a big difference in their lives day to day. Therefore, I really hope that once we pass this Motion – and I know that we pass very many Motions in this House and many times Government takes them for granted – it will actually be implemented. I hope that the Committee on Implementation can take it up because this is a critical and important issue. Even as we start thinking about agribusiness, I see a lot of training and marketing of our agribusiness produce really being done through e-commerce and this is the time to encourage young people to take it up because they want to do things in a more savvy way and make it even cool. As a person who comes from an agricultural zone, I really look forward to this happening. We may provide Wi-Fi and we can encourage more young people to innovate and create platforms where they can market their produce. I believe…"
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