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    "id": 942727,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/942727/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lari, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jonah Mwangi",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jonah Mburu Mwangi",
        "slug": "jonah-mburu-mwangi"
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    "content": "The other part that I have looked at in this Bill is on the exemptions that have been given. I have already seen some fireworks in the newspapers. You will find the DCI saying that this Bill will prevent them from fighting corruption and getting information from say, MTN or other mobile service providers. In this Bill, we have provided for the position of a data commissioner who is empowered to prescribe instances where exemptions can be made. If an exemption is to be made, then it is the responsibility of the data commissioner to go and discuss with the relevant bodies. If you want to get this information from the MTNs, then it is the data commissioner to give a reason for that. The data commissioner will also provide a data sharing code so that we can have the best practices. I do not want my bank to give DCI information every day and you know there are so many crooks within those establishments. Then they will focus on me because I have a lot of money in my account. So, every time they want to harass me, they simply get information from the bank without my consent. We must have a good data sharing code from those institutions and that can only be developed by the data commissioner. The other part I have looked at in this Bill is the one on penalties. Most of the stakeholders were of the feeling that we should up the penalties, but as a Committee, we thought maybe we will leave them at that and then we can relook at them at the Committee of the whole House. Most of them were suggesting that the fine be raised to Kshs10 million or Kshs20 million. We asked about the repercussions so that we can balance the penalties and the views obtained from public participation. People are really in support of this Bill, especially where we went for public participation. We went to Mombasa and Kilifi and everybody is worried about sensitive data on our children. There are white people who will come and take names, addresses and phone numbers of young girls. Because these people are vulnerable, they will give the"
}