Hon. William Kipkemoi Kisang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 631 to 640 of 1107.

• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: On broadband services and rates, the Committee recommends the enactment of critical infrastructure legislation to provide appropriate framework for protection of key information infrastructure within six months. The legislation is to be introduced by the Committee and should contain provisions to the effect that all infrastructure built using the Universal Service Fund should be available for sharing by all telecommunications providers. Currently, fibre is not treated as a critical infrastructure. If the optic fibre cable network goes down, it means all our mobile money and communications will go down. If you are at the hospital and you want to discharge ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: There is the issue of aligning the building code with regard to access for installation of fibre and permitting access to buildings by all ICT service providers. Currently, when providers are the first ones to go to buildings, they ensure that others do not go in. It is important for us to check our building code so that it is open for whoever wants to install fibre optic. This will ensure that we have options. The Committee recommends that the CAK uses the Universal Service Fund to build new base station accessible to all network operations in the underserved counties ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: The CAK and the Ministry, on matters relating to ICT, should formulate and publish regulations for provisions relating to critical infrastructure, which I mentioned earlier under the Computer Misuse and the Cybercrimes Act, 2018 within six months. The CAK should review the current licensing regime within six months and report to the National Assembly on measures taken to ensure equity in issuance of licences. Some operators have said that it looks like there are those who have advantage over others. We want to monitor this and see that people are treated equitably. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: On SMS, the Committee recommends that the CAK consults the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and establishes a glide path for reduction of mobile termination rates within two years and the Ministry responsible for ICT publishes regulations on fair competition, equality of treatment, tariffs and interconnection. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: On Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) and SIM Application Toolkit (STK), the Committee recommends that the CAK develops and publishes guidelines in the adoption of a unified Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) application toolkit with universal access across the platforms of all mobile network operators within one year. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: We also need to conduct a study on the USSD within a year with a view to lowering the fees. Currently, the fee is Kshs1. They should develop and publish regulations of the USSD by 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
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: mobile network operators for non-telecommunication related services. Many services are already in place, which we will mention later on fintech services. On mobile money services rates including transaction charges, transfer fees, loans and interests, the Committee recommends that the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the CAK formulate and publish regulations within six months on mobile money transaction fees for all mobile money operators. Within six months, the CBK and the CAK should explore modalities of structuring and implementing agent interoperability through the use of a shared technology between mobile network operators engaged in mobile money services and requiring mobile ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Currently, if you want to lay a fibre optic cable here in Nairobi, you will be charged different rates than in Kiambu. It is the same if you go to Elgeyo Marakwet or Thika. They are all different. So, we want the Ministry responsible for roads to standardise this so that technology becomes affordable. The Committee recommends that money in the Universal Service Fund should be ring- fenced and utilised for the intended purpose which is supporting widespread access to information, communication and technology. The moment there are particular billions in a particular organisation, if we do not ring-fence the ... view
• 27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education the following Question: (i) Is the Cabinet Secretary aware of the existence of a lease agreement between Kisii University and Siokwei Tarita Limited regarding the tenancy of Tarita Centre, which is part of L.R. No.Eldoret Municipality Block 7/162? (ii) If yes, what are the terms of the lease and what were the circumstances surrounding the termination of the said lease by the Kisii University in October 2016? (iii) What measures is the Ministry undertaking to resolve this dispute between Kisii University and Siokwei Tarita Limited? Thank you. view
• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: (Marakwet West, JP) seconded. view