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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "I support and will not say much so that I can give others a chance as I had only one issue. I agree with Members that we need statistics for purposes of planning. I also agree that we need integrity. As a country we have been confronted with this issue before when our census was not presented because there were issues of integrity. The public thought that there were inflated figures. It is very important that there is a lot of integrity when we are dealing with statistics. If look at this Bill it seeks to refine the Statistics Act. That is why it has a provision for the company secretary and their role but I only have two issues of concern. First, I would have hoped that we create a linkage with technology in a fast-paced world. I would have wanted to see the greater role that technology would play because it not only shortens the amount of time that we use, but it also helps in very many ways. I have an example, even though that is not an issue of statistics, but data is statistics. The USA has a system of crime investigation which is the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). So, long as you have been in the system and they take information about you, they can use that in future and it helps in dealing with crime. That is why I am concerned about the proposed amendment to Section 26 that introduces sections of activities that are outlawed. Clause 15 says: “Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended- (a) by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (g)- (ga) redistributes or sells material of the bureau without written authority from the Director-General.” I have no problem with that. It continues by saying “uses data from the bureau for investigation of specific individuals or organisations or for any other purpose other than statistical purposes”. I have a problem with that because I will give an example. When I worked at the Cradle, even though we were not official statistics collecting agencies, the statistics that we picked were based on the cases that were coming to the organisation, which would inform us where crime was prevalent and what kind of person is likely to commit crimes. The way this is phrased, it means that once you get that statistics, you can do nothing about it."
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