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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okong’o",
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        "legal_name": "Kennedy Mong'are Okong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to second this amendment, which has been brought very clearly by the good professor. Madam Temporary Speaker, previous speakers have just given their outlines of the issues we are facing in this country in terms of emergencies. I also have to add that we need to go further and work on things like trams and the railway lines, which stop at the outskirts of town. We also need to go further and bite the bullet by amending the Traffic Act and incorporating corporal punishment. This is very crucial because we have looked at the rules which were there. The “Michuki” rules have been there, but when the late Michuki was transferred from that Ministry, everything went into a standstill. To end corruption, I propose that corporal punishment be included by amending the Traffic Act; I mean, that is the only way for Africans. Even if there are civil societies, where I belonged in the past, they can really run amok to take issue with what I am saying, but that is not important. Anybody who violates our traffic rules, if we say that he should get a stroke of a cane and, maybe, move further to suspend some licenses---. In so doing, we can really end the congestion on our roads and save lives. The idea of roadside courts is a welcome move, but coming too late as we are only dealing with the symptoms, yet the disease of what is ailing our road users is still there. Madam Temporary Speaker, emergency lanes are required, not only in Nairobi, like we are saying in the amendment. They are required in all towns because traffic jams have become terrible and people cannot move or transport their goods. In countries which most of the speakers have spoken about, like in London, even the Prime Minister just uses a bicycle to go to work. For instance, I have seen that Nairobi County is trying to increase parking charges; that is a welcome move only and only if they improve the outskirts where people can park effectively and then they pay hourly rates. If people love The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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