Dr. Patrick Mweu Musimba

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: We want to create and establish a body under Article 240 of the Constitution which establishes the National Security Council. We will co-opt people and institutions like the Attorney-General, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), National Treasury, National Police Service and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) of the Republic of Kenya because they are adequately charged with security matters. In fact, the same article of the Constitution charges the President with the responsibility of presenting the state of our security address to this august House on an annual basis. You cannot ignore this common place. Today, through IT systems, we ... view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Today, we all have connected devices. When I am seated here, it is possible to issue a command on my mobile phone to my house to say: “Turn on the lights because I will be late; turn on the water heater” and it will move.” This is a reality. We are moving to another age which is a reality of autonomous systems. The modern day of warfare has ceased. We started with drones, where previously you would have to invest billions of shillings to buy aircraft, but now you do not have to do that. We have drones which are ... view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: There is the issue of oversight. How much are we deploying into the cyber space? In relation to our GDP right now, it is negligible. I really want to thank His Excellency the President because the other day, he woke up and directed the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) to give Kshs1 billion to the DCI to boost his ability to combat cybercrimes. It just shows you some few tips. Countries like the United Kingdom (UK) invest in excess of British Pounds £1.9 billion every year to combat cybercrimes. The United States of America (USA), which has a large GDP, ... view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: occur everyday. I want to tell Members today to dial the mobile number of the Member who is seated next to them. It will take you an average of between five to 10 seconds for that phone call to connect. What does it mean? It means that we have penetrative systems within a digital frame. That is why we are going into 4 or 5 G technologies. By the time you dial the last number, the phone ought to be ringing on the other end. view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: The CAK has been grappling year in, year out trying to enforce quality of service parameters. This is where we were before the elections. If you recall, I brought an amendment in the last Parliament which said that we had to try and look at the quality of service parameters in every area of Kenya because that would be a major turning point. That particular amendment was withdrawn by the Leader of the Majority Party in the last House. That particular amendment cost us the last election. It cost Kenya over Kshs30 billion and numerous losses in terms of people’s ... view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Last year again, we saw attacks on the banking system through cyber-related concerted campaigns where nearly almost 10 banks closed in a row. The Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government said, without any enabling law, that anyone who would post anything against any bank would be arrested and charged. That threat reversed what was already happening. There were panic withdrawals and two banks already closed. We witnessed attacks on many serious institutions like the National Bank which were all driven through the social media. Authorities had no control over it. Even if you went for a blogger, he ... view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: There are issues of child pornography. The Committee’s recommendations say that we should refer this to the Sexual Offences Act, 2016 which does not provide for electronic offences. So, Clause 44 in the same Bill covers us in respect of any gaps where the Committee said we delete. It says that to the extent that any other law contravenes this one, this particular Bill will carry the sway in terms of its veracity. I really wanted to prosecute this matter much longer. With your indulgence, I will continue. view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the whole essence of cyber security is about business continuity. In every accounting year, we always sign off by saying that we believe that it will be a growing concern in the next financial year. As such, it is given an unqualified opinion. Today as Kenya, can we look at each other in the face and say this Bill… view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for your indulgence. I have already presented my amendments. Because of the monumental nature of this Bill, I happily encourage the Committee to walk with me in this. There are many areas of consensus. When we started, the 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. view
• 29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Memorandum of Objects said it was creating a Bill to introduce offences. Kenyans are largely law-abiding. We should say that we are introducing a new Bill to cover or secure Kenya’s borders for posterity, to conduct our businesses and be in the community of nations. Today in the cyber age, if we are locked out and they conclude that there is a problem in Kenya and that they do not believe our systems are integral, any attack to other countries will emanate from Kenya. It will be of grave danger. view