{"id":876417,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/876417/?format=json","text_counter":371,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Murkomen","speaker_title":"The Senate Majority Leader","speaker":{"id":440,"legal_name":"Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen","slug":"kipchumba-murkomen"},"content":" Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I second the very important Statement sought by the Senator for Bungoma. First of all, this is a timely discussion about technology and digital literacy. I know that there are many critics who have said that the laptop project, which never succeeded in the intended manner, was a mistake. I do not believe it was a mistake. As they say, a good idea can give way to a better idea. A good idea can give way to a better one. After the Government realised the infrastructural challenges and the challenges in education that are beyond the provision of the laptops, has come up with a more adaptable programme; that is, computer labs and literacy."}