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    "id": 194057,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muthama",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Nduya Muthama",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to take the opportunity to support this very important Motion and also congratulate Mr. C. Kilonzo for his important thought. We have many motor vehicles in this country. It has become possible to detect and identify any motor vehicle that has committed a crime, because the vehicle is registered. It is possible to identify an illegal weapon which has been used to commit crime, because all the weapons are registered. I almost became a victim of short text message in the last general elections. Some of my opponents sent out text messages saying \"Muthama has withdrawn from the race\". I believe that although I got 75 per cent of the votes in my constituency, if it were not for that text message, I would have ended getting 95 per cent. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it has been mentioned here that the post-election violence that affected this country was fanned through short text message. I totally agree with my colleagues that short text message played a big role. It would be wise and very important to make it mandatory for any person purchasing a mobile telephone handset and SIM card to produce his or her identification card. Any foreigner should also produce his or her passport when buying a SIM card. We have seen our law enforcers detect people who have committed crimes because they have used their mobile phones. It will be very important for SIM cards holders to be registered. A law must be enacted to provide for prosecution and punishment of anybody who commits crime through short text message. I am saying this because it is very possible for somebody to be trailing you. You start your trip, for example, to Nakuru and somebody may have been monitoring your movements. He or she may send a message to your enemies on the way, give them details of the vehicle you are travelling in, and you will, probably, be ambushed and attacked. It is possible for that kind of person to remove that SIM card, throw it away, buy another one, arrange a robbery in a bank, throw it away and buy another one in the afternoon, and send a malicious message saying: \"In this constituency, we have a group of people heading to place \"x\" or \"y\" and they are going to kill people\". If such a person sends such a message he or she will create anxiety in that constituency. The person who receives that message will start running around and giving people that information. If there will be a register which gives details of who owns what SIM card, and the mobile number, it will be easy to control such activities. That way, it will not be easy to spread malicious messages. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to agree with my friend, Prof. Olweny, that Kenyans are sometimes mischievous. As a result of unemployment Kenyans want to keep themselves busy with anything that is available, including the little toys known as mobile phones. It is easy to play around with these phones because, some people have absolutely nothing to do. So, you find that people use these gadgets to send messages and incite people. The repercussions are what we saw in this country earlier in the year. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to support this Motion. We should enact the law as soon as possible."
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