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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Onyonka",
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        "legal_name": "Onyonka Richard Momoima",
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    "content": "country has a Tax Invoice Management System (TIMS) number. That number actually can be linked up to a satellite. When that vehicle is moving, the satellite will display what the distance, speed and condition of that vehicle. Why are we putting roadblocks on the highway? This is simply because you know we are encouraging corruption. We know that people are receiving money and this is not something that has started recently. This has been there for the last 30 years. Why are we not doing what Rwanda is doing? All of us have travelled to Dubai. We see what happens in Dubai. Nobody crosses the lights or over speeds. The vehicles are in good condition and everybody follows the law. So, what is difficult with us following the law? Nothing. It is just implementation. In addition, I listened to my Deputy Speaker talk about the young man Snipper who was killed in Meru. People were arrested and a young man was killed. We do not know whether the trial is proceeding or not. Nothing is happening and the story is somehow dying. Why? This is because of the political disagreements that we are having. Now, we are cascading our noise and personal disagreements and grievances to the point where we want bloggers killed. We look around it and do nothing about it. I want to thank my brother for saying that. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to the issue that my leader, Hon. Stewart Madzayo has raised, if you go to Kakamega, Migori and every place in this country, you will realise that mining is taking place. People’s lives are in danger. The environment is being depleted, we have no by- laws and the county governments are not involved. We only come to this House, talk about it and that is it. I want to plead with my colleagues in this House, can we please be proactive and make sure we take it upon our responsibility and do that which must be done? People are dying on our highways because of excessive taxes. I do not know whether my colleagues in this House know that from Kisii County if you are travelling by bus to Nairobi, it takes about four and a half hours. The driver gets to Nairobi and back again to Kisii in another four hours and again he leaves Kisii back to Nairobi. In 16 to 17 hours, it is one driver who is driving a truck. Why do we not have Government regulations? When a driver is driving the bus, he can use his biometric registration so that he only drives for eight hours. People are killing people because of fatigue then we are busy expecting miracles to happen. There are no miracles that are happening. We must regulate and make sure that we talk to our people so that we can follow the law. The judges can make sure that when somebody has broken the law, they are punished and punished to make sure that there is deterrence. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me those few minutes."
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