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    "id": 1379540,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1379540/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": "First is the issue of the Universities Act, 2012 (No.42 of 2012). The amendment addresses the omission of national polytechnics and institutions, which were not classified as Government institutions, since students there are not sponsored by the Government. All students should be placed in various institutions. Some self-sponsored students miss placements because the Act does not allow for placement of self-sponsored students in universities and colleges. I support the amendment that the placement board shall be responsible for placing all students in universities and colleges. I also support the amendment to the Sexual Offences Act, 2006. It is high time that we kept a coordinated register of all convicted sexual offenders in the country. Our girls and mothers have been victims of sexual harassment and gender-based violence. There is no central register of sexual offenders. That means that one can commit an offence in Kisumu County, run away, commit another offence in Meru County, and run away because there is no centrality in terms of sexual offence cases and when offenders appear in court. This amendment will come in handy. We should have a central register of all convicted sexual offenders within the Republic of Kenya so that an alert is issued in case of repeat offenders. I support the amendment on the usage of technology in the management of minor traffic offences. We need integrated technology that will centralise information on all road users. Those records should be coordinated by the courts, police officers, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), insurance companies and even financiers. The driving licenses of people who commit traffic offences are usually withdrawn. However, since the different arms The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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