29 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this particular Bill.
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29 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
I take this opportunity to thank the Committee chaired by my good friend, Hon. Kisang, for having come up with this Bill which is going to cure a lot of ills which we have had in this current digital era where many things are happening. The people who are analogue are surprised to see things in various places and start wondering where and how the same information go to that level.
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29 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
However, because we have to live with this current technology, we should put laws in place so that unscrupulous people do not take advantage of that access to individual information and its different usages, either positively or negatively. Let me thank the Committee because they went out of their way as required by the Constitution to conduct public participation. This The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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29 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
happens in every committee when we have a law in the offing. When we go out there, we get a lot of information. The Committee, according to the Mover of the Bill and the seconder, went out there and got support from the people because they found that the Bill will cure a lot of problems.
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29 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
As has already been stated, you cannot hide any information from anybody these days, even knowing your names will be done at the strike of a key in our gadgets. One cannot be hidden any longer. However, we must have a law so that if you access any information, you must not use it positively, negatively or in any way that could hurt the owner of the information. Each one of us, more so leaders and Members of Parliament, have gone through the agony of getting our information hacked and being told unpalatable things. Others have lost money while others ...
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29 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
We normally receive messages that we have won Kshs100,000 for a game played or something you participated in whereas you have never done such a thing.
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29 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Well put, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. These gadgets are already there illegally. Every time, we see this on the media. After a search is conducted, they riot because they do not want to be searched. They know the gadgets will be collected. If all the gadgets are collected, they have others the following day. So, there is a loophole in jails. The officers should be taking care of this and ensuring that these gadgets do not get into jails.
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29 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Most of these people in jail are ICT wizards and they send people messages to send them money. Once you send money, they will know even your personal identification number. In the process, you lose money and you have no redress. Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) on the streets and near banks are being hacked already. The other day, they arrested security people and a woman in Thika who had accessed people’s accounts and had got money out of ATMs. When you go to banks to complain and ask why your money was debited from your accounts, they do not refund ...
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29 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
We were told that the Huduma Namba is for our good, but I do not know how good it will be. Once that number is issued, everything which pertains to you is already in the system. It will be very risky especially if somebody gets to know about that number. With a click of a button on the machine, you will know everything about a person. This will be possible to hack into every aspect of the person’s life. It will be very dangerous. So, we should put this law into place to cushion against such crimes. As I said ...
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29 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
with a case, they can handle it expeditiously without injuring people, their integrity or their public standing.
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