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    "speaker_name": "Mr. C. Onyancha",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Onyancha",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill and thank the Minister and the Chief Whip for introducing it and bringing all these amendments. I want to stress something that hon. Githae has just said. The enforcement of the Traffic Act is a key pillar in making this Bill a success. We have enacted previous laws relating to traffic. But they are moribund because they are not enforced. They are not enforced for many reasons. Corruption is one. But the other one is lack of manpower by the police. Third is the unwillingness of mwananchi to report on their fellow wananchi when matatus are driving on the wrong side of the road. We want to have a situation where we can promote the culture of reporting law breakers especially on our roads. Eventually, those are the people who cause trouble and accidents. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me congratulate the Minister on Clause 103 on touting. Touts have been a big disturbance to people who work in offices in Nairobi and elsewhere, especially with all the noise they make all the day. I think this is a very big step towards becoming a more civilized society. On the issue of obstruction where huge trailers just park on the road or break down on the roadside, I have seen a clause which says that it should be removed as soon as possible. I do not think that is good enough. I would like to urge the Minister to put a limit or, at least, show that there is some urgency by imposing a time limit. When he says it should be removed during darkness hours from 6.30 p.m. to 6.30 a.m., it implies that the trailer can stay there for 12 hours. I propose that it should be much less because those trucks cause accidents at night."
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