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    "id": 1379564,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1379564/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Trans Nzoia County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Lillian Siyoi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute. I support the proposed amendment to the Traffic Act to incorporate the use of technology in the management of minor traffic offenses. This is because we see people wasting a lot of time on the road, struggling with police officers trying to fix the mistakes they have made. I support this amendment because it will curb corruption. There are some minor mistakes one makes, and there is no need to go to court. You can be charged there and then or be given a pay bill to pay your fine as you continue with your work. So, I support this. I also support the amendment on sexual offenses, which is a huge issue in society. In this country, we see offenders set free after having sexually harassed or defiled children in estates. After being taken to court, they come out on bond and do the very same crime elsewhere. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support this Bill. When we do this, people will be careful. We will know that a certain person was prosecuted for a certain offence. Therefore, we have to be careful as that case is ongoing. The other people living within the same perimeter with him can be careful and told to be cautious. He can harm the same people who are there. It will also help because when the person is accused the second time, it will enable the magistrates to set the charges higher than he expects. We can be sure he is an offender and needs to be prosecuted for the offence he commits. Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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