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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank and congratulate Sen. Halake for bringing that Statement on behalf of the Committee on ICT. Allow me to also thank Sen. Sakaja, who earlier on welcomed a delegation from Homa Bay County in my absence. I am sure that he declared the many things we share; but I know that there are some which he did not declare. Those would be un-parliamentary, if he were to bring them on the Floor of the House. Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to mention three issues that I know the Committee on ICT is considering. One, is that libraries and information centres are devolved. Unfortunately, the Kenya National Library Services (KNLS) Act is still centralised in nature. As a result, governors are complaining that they are not getting resources to set up and run libraries in their counties. This Committee has asked the CS for ICT this question. However, it turns out that our libraries, even though they are part of the information economy, they have been placed under the Ministry of Sports and Culture. Despite its placement under that Ministry, I encourage the Committee – which I am also a Member – to ensure that the KNLS Act is also devolved so that we push those services to counties. Two, I am sure that this Committee will provide leadership on legislation on emerging digital technologies. Last week, I accompanied the Speaker on a visit to Russia, where we were talking about the challenges of legislating in the digital economy. These included issues like block chains, artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud-based services 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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