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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "to another, they have so many challenges because they do not know where they will be stopped, for what and charged at what rate. Sen. Poghisio moved this Bill when he was the Senator for West Pokot and is now the Senate Majority Leader. He did a good thing to try and harmonize. When you have devolution and have devolved certain aspects of the economy, you do not want actions of a different county that affect the stability of an industry. In fact, it is so bad that in many respects, people have had to use different and longer routes when they have branded vehicles or want to deal with outdoor sites. This is a very simple Motion because we are not looking at the amendments themselves, but just accepting or passing in this House; that the amendments by the National Assembly be considered. They will come in the Third Reading, where we will see whether we agree with the amendments. Just a cursory glance at them on six clauses makes sense. I hope that we will be able to pass this so as to bring sanity and also make sure that we have a standardization of this sector that has the potential of employing very many of our young people as well as contributing to the society. I will give an example. In three of the counties that I operate in, companies, some associated with me, are lighting up the streets because of the work that they are doing. If you have a certain road that you are beautifying and have put advertisements, you pay the electricity bills for the streetlights and have to plant trees. That helps to engage our young people. You need to have people who look at it every day through maintenance, to make sure that certain standards are approved. If done well, you will not have the kind of haphazard billboards and night boxes and outdoor advertising as we have seen. It adds to the beauty of a city or town. If you have gone to the well-lit place in New York, it is extremely beautiful because of the kind of screens. At night, you might think that it is daytime because of the screens, moving videos and the billboards that have been put there. If organized, it is actually not an eyesore to the environment, but helps the environment. That is where we are moving to in this sector. I want to thank the Senate Majority Leader and the National Assembly for considering this Bill. I second this Motion that The National Assembly Amendments to the County Outdoor Advertising Control Bill be now considered. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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