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    "id": 294666,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/294666/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 192,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose this Bill. This is a very populist Bill. To me, it is totally meaningless because, first of all, our Traffic Police are doing a remarkable job. If, for example, you take Clause 117(b) to totally abolish the Traffic Police Department, you will have chaos. Take an example of Uhuru Highway. If we remove the Traffic Police from Uhuru Highway - I have just come from Karen - you will have chaos in this town. So, we must have modalities on how to resolve traffic problems. We need to make recommendations. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government of Kenya is undertaking serious and comprehensive police reforms and this will encompass traffic laws. I am aware that the Ministry of Transport is working on a very comprehensive Bill to incorporate all the traffic rules which are required to ensure that traffic laws are obeyed. If, for example, a drunkard decides to cross the road and you are driving your car home nicely – Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am just quoting you - without seeing this gentleman and you knock him down, can you imagine what this Bill is saying? You will be hanged and yet it is not your mistake. We will have no Speaker the following morning. So, these are serious issues and it can be very dangerous."
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