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"content": "we are taking away the rights of people in the industry. We have provided for laws and they must be followed. I keep saying whenever we talk about the issue of impunity; we always presume that the issue of impunity is only in the realm of grand corruption. Impunity is about failure to follow laws, however basic they are. If we provide for laws that govern our lives, transport and traffic, they must be obeyed. There are people who have the habit of breaking rules. They are not interested in following them. That is the problem in this country. Laws are made to be obeyed. Until Kenyans know that, we will never change this country for better. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, everybody knows in the United States, you do not park in a place designated for persons with disabilities. If you do so, the fines are extremely hefty. So, you would spend a little more time looking for parking for persons with ability. They do not joke around with you. Nobody drives while drunk because of hefty fines. This can even lead to your licence being cancelled. But in Kenya, we do not mind about that. People drive their vehicles when they are drunk. We have this culture of saying I know this and that judge or magistrate---- We really empathize with you; while we do that, we will be losing lives. When I spoke to hon. Midiwo on his Bill, I told him exactly one year ago, a young man, who was in his early 20s called Griton Owia, who was coming for my mother’s funeral was involved in a road accident. He was in hospital for a period of one month. He was at the Kenyatta Hospital and not even a private hospital. The bill ran to over Kshs1 million. He came from an ordinary family and it was very difficult for them to raise money. He lost one leg, one hand, one eye and eventually died anyway after suffering for one month. But we say let us not give harsh rules. I am not emotional, but I just want to be practical that we must preserve life. We must be very serious. I have since had occasion to meet another lady, Bright, who goes to Nairobi Pentecostal Church, who used to be an usher. She is now in a wheel-chair. I know she is one of the people the Minister is saying has brought proposals in relation to this Bill. She has now founded an organization that talks about safety. She was an able bodied person, but now she has been subjected to a life of disability because of a road /traffic accident. Unless we are serious, we will lose many more people through careless driving. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to make certain brief comments in relation to some clauses. I want the Minister to separate issues in Clause 2. He says the Registrar may, where, he has reasonable grounds to believe that a motor vehicle has been registered in error or fraudulently, or in any manner contrary to the provision in this Act, with wrong registration--- I will want the Minister to separate these clauses. Where somebody does something in error, it is different from where somebody does something fraudulently. Where somebody does something fraudulently, there is wilfulness and therefore such a person should be punished and we should provide heavy penalties. But where somebody registers something in error there is no wilfulness and therefore, we should not provide the same punishment. Where a person does something in error, all we need to do is to correct. But where somebody does something fraudulently, you need to punish. So, I want to encourage the Minister to correct that when this matter goes to Committee Stage. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that hon. Mungatana has spoken about Clause 8 but I also want to speak on it. This Clause provides that drivers of Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) shall be required to undergo a driving test annually as a basis for"
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