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"content": "Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to ask a question to my friend Cabinet Secretary, Hon. William Kabogo. Noting that the Government has committed to provide Jitume Hubs across the country, Tetu Sub-County in Nyeri received the 51st one that was launched sometimes back. The young people working or living around that area are using it. However, due to lack of fiber optic connectivity, the speed is very low. What plans does the Cabinet Secretary have to ensure that all Jitume Hubs enjoy high speed, so that the young people do not spend a lot of money on slow speeds to upload their work?"
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"content": " Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, my question is related to what Sen. Dullo asked. Specifically, could the Cabinet Secretary clearly clarify the Government policy and any specific plans regarding expansion and strengthening of mobile network coverage in areas affected by insecurity, particularly Northern Kenya and Kerio Valley counties, where cattle rustling and related insecurity threats remain prevalent?"
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"content": " Sen. Abass, you may proceed."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, network coverage is an important thing. Today, every payment for Government services goes to e-Citizen. Most Kenyans especially in areas like Turkana, which is one of the largest counties, do not have network. Now we are being told to pay school fees through e-Citizen. What are the plans by the Ministry to improve the connectivity, so that people from Northern Kenya can also enjoys services through e-Citizen?"
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"content": "Every year, Safaricom makes huge profits. Like it has been said, the CAK receives a lot of money, which is just idle. The Government is also getting money from taxes. However, there is no network in half of this country, which includes counties such as Wajir, Mandera and Turkana. There is a lot of insecurity and people are being killed every day. Chiefs are being kidnapped and police officers are being killed, just because they cannot be rescued due to lack of network. What is the Ministry doing to improve the network coverage and why is it that Safaricom has a monopoly in providing network coverage in this country?"
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"content": " Next is Sen. Murgor. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Thank you for giving me this opportunity to ask my question. Congratulations Cabinet Secretary, for being appointed to this position. My question concerns the coverage along West Pokot and the border between West Pokot and Uganda. Ugandan coverage is so powerful that it covers about 10 kilometers into Kenya. So, it begins to ‘chew’ your money immediately you make a call. By the end of the call, you run out. Why is it that the Kenyan side is weak and Ugandan side is powerful?"
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"content": " Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may now proceed to respond to those questions."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. William Kabogo",
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"content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As I attempt to answer clearly and give details, I also want to undertake that we shall supply comprehensive answers to these questions within the next three days, so that every Member's question is properly answered. However, I shall attempt to answer. On the first question, why the delay in establishing networks in borders of Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, hinder security forces? When do we intend to establish networks? We are not planning, we are actually laying fibre. As I said earlier, we target to do 100,000 kilometres of fibre. This is happening between Information Communications Technology Authority (ICTA), and Kenya Power. Why Kenya Power? It is because as I came in, I found that it was established, that doing it through Kenya Power over the last mile would be easier and faster. We are actually on top of it. On the issue of those areas that have digital divide, which have no coverage, we are working with satellite providers, like we just licenced Starlink, which is widely used even in urban areas. We hope to continue to collaborate with them for places where we have not been able to reach our fibre optic. Mr. Speaker, on the question from Hon. Maanzo, security is connected to communications. What I am doing to support development of these towns, especially in Turkana, it is through this fibre optic that we would want to connect the entire republic with high-speed and reasonably-priced internet. We shall give a detailed action that is going on to connect the republic. To my friend, the Sen. Mungatana, how telecommunications will reach areas like Tana River, we are already laying cables to those areas. We shall give the hon. Member details of where we will have reached by the end of this month and what we plan to do in the next three months. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the activity is very well funded by several projects and donor partners like the World Bank and others. There is also use of the Universal Service Fund (USF) for purposes that it was set to be used. A few Members have said that a lot of money lies idle. We should be able to give the same details of what has been spent in the last five years and what is happening now with the USF. It is my commitment that money shall be used in accordance with the law, but also to make sure that Kenya is completely connected. I think it was Hon. Wambua who raised the issue of space of communication, at what point will be end of planning stage and enhance action. As I said, it is now that we are connecting. We are not planning. We are connecting Kenya now. We have very little funding from GoK, but as I said earlier, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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