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    "id": 920638,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen Halake",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13184,
        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 51 (1) (b) to make a Statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on Information and Technology for the period commencing 1st January to 30th June, 2019. During the period under review, our Committee held a total of 13 sittings considered one Bill and two Statements. The Committee also held two engagements with stakeholders and held one county visit. In respect of Bills, the Data Protection Bill (Sen. Bills No 16 of 2018) was considered; this is a Bill sponsored by our Committee. The Bill was just voted yesterday in Division. While this was ongoing, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) gazetted a taskforce on privacy and data protection which was mandated to develop a Data Protection Policy and a Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, the taskforce developed the proposed Data Protection Bill, 2019 which is intended to be introduced to the National Assembly. I would like to highlight this to this House just to show some of the issues that sometimes the Committees encounter as we conduct our business. In light of these developments, the Committee held extensive consultations with the Cabinet Secretary to chart a way forward. Therefore, on 8th May, 2019, in the spirit of interdependence of the arms of Government, an agreement was reached between the Ministry of ICT and the Senate Committee on ICT to stay the Taskforce draft, harmonize the two Bills and expedite the processing of the Senate Bill. Although an agreement had been reached, the Committee has noted that the Ministry has made steps to progress the Bill by the taskforce. At a sitting of the Committee on 19th June, the Committee met with the Cabinet Secretary for ICT and expressed its dismay at the manner in which the Ministry had chosen to handle this process. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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