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    "id": 979100,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/979100/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13172,
        "legal_name": "Godfrey Osotsi",
        "slug": "godfrey-osotsi"
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    "content": "I am very familiar with the telecommunications industry. I am very concerned about the USF, particularly about the aspect of utilisation of the Fund. You are aware that this Fund is established under the Kenya Information and Communication Act (KICA) to allow telecommunication operators like Safaricom, Airtel and others to partner with the Government to support a widespread ICT access initiative, promote capacity building and enhance innovation in the ICT services. Since its inception, this Fund has not done as much as it was supposed to do. The kind of projects they have undertaken cannot convince anyone that they are going to achieve universal access to ICT as stipulated under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and many other international conventions. This Report indicates that they have about Kshs5.7 billion in cash and cash equivalent, and they have taken another Kshs2.4 billion to a fixed deposit in a commercial bank. This is a lot of money. We are wondering why it is lying idle. There is a lot that can be done in terms of enhancing universal access to ICT."
}