Janet Ongera

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I am still very powerful. I am the Deputy National Chairman of the Orange Democratic Movement. It is long overdue that we passed a Bill on cybercrime. I am very happy because we are eventually dealing with this Bill before we break for recess. A time has come for us to regulate the social media. I am particularly concerned about the issue of extortion. We have young boys and girls who have become extortionists. They extort money from Members of Parliament and public servants, and from anybody else or anything ... view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: I am very happy that we can now regulate the social media, particularly issues that appear on WhatsApp . We need that forum to be regulated. You cannot just be put on WhatsApp without your consent. I expect that these are issues the Bill has taken into account. I am happy that they were included. view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 24 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to mourn my departed sister. On behalf of the people of Kisii County, who I represent, I want to express my sincere condolences to the family of the late Grace and I pray that God gives then fortitude during this trying time. Our departed sister was a great woman in this country. During the 11th Parliament, Grace fought for the rights of the vulnerable, particularly in the crusade against anti-female genital mutilation. I happened to be a member with her in that caucus. As we know, Grace was very passionate ... view
• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I rise to oppose the withdrawal of the Motion. Once a Motion has become a property of the House, Members should be given an opportunity to debate and articulate the issues surrounding it, including the issue of its unconstitutionality, so that we can be aware of those issues. We can then decide, as a House, whether to throw it out or accept it. view
• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I oppose the withdrawal of the Motion. view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. From the outset, I want to congratulate the Mover for bringing it because, it is long overdue. I have gone through it and I am very happy to note very many important clauses which are included. This Bill will ensure that authors in social media are responsible. As you are aware, these authors have brought down the image of social media with their comments on Facebook, view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: and others. They are not regulated and sometimes damage the image of many public figures and in particular politicians. I am very happy because this Bill will regulate what they write and comment. In fact, it has penalties for such acts. I am happy to see Clause 42 on territorial jurisdiction and forfeiture. It clearly outlines where the competent jurisdiction will arise. I am very pleased because even if a crime is committed outside Kenyan territory, a person can still be held liable. If you may allow me to read Clause 42(2), it states: “(2) For the purposes of subsection ... view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: This is extremely important because we have very many fake accounts on social media which are unregulated. For some, their origin of jurisdiction is outside Kenya but yet they are operated here in Kenya. I am happy to see a clause which will deal with banking operations. Banking has become digital and, therefore, there is a lot of cyber fraud. Many of us are using digital banking and we do not know when we will be hit. Therefore this clause will protect banks. I am also happy to see Clause 9 because I am a victim of access to passwords. ... view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Finally, cybercrime will always be there despite a beautiful legislation as this. What is important is how it will be regulated. What will be the commitment by the Government in regulating this Bill or in imposing and ensuring that the penalties described actually are enacted, regulated or imposed? With these few comments, I beg to support. view