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    "id": 1233422,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1233422/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ibrahim Saney",
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    "content": "I cannot see why Wajir County and Kiambu County should have different plates for their motorcycles. As much as the motorcycles are important to the economy, of late, they have also been serious contributors to crime in this nation. They are being used to traffic humans - mostly aliens - drugs from Ethiopia, weapons and arms that are being used in cattle rustling in the North Rift and Isiolo County. They are a menace and nuisance for sure. That does not mean that we have a deficit of laws that we need. Do we really enforce our laws which we pass in this House? With those few clarifications, the sector is very important and yet, laden with a lot of risks - the risk of owning a motorcycle and their contribution to crime in this country. In Wajir North which I represent, on the Ethiopian border, motorcycles are used to bring in cannabis sativa up to Nairobi using unmotorable roads. They are used to bring aliens to the City of Nairobi and to transport guns that are being used in cattle rustling in the Rift Valley. If we want to contain cattle rustling in the North Rift, the Government should invest in our borders. Those motorcycles are the ones that provide the weapons that are being used to kill, maim and break bones of people in North Rift. I appreciate that the sector is important. I cannot stand and agitate for its abolishment. However, it requires stringent, thorough and tough regulations. The regulations exist. We call upon NTSA to do its part. They are sleeping on the job. They are not doing their work. The laws are there. With those few remarks, I support the intent or purpose of the amendment. However, I seek your guidance to make sure that it is read with existing laws before we make amendments. Thank you."
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