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    "id": 620244,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Elachi",
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        "legal_name": "Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also rise to thank Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. knowing very well that outdoor advertising is a very critical component because it targets the masses. Therefore, whether you will use it positively or negatively, it captures the minds of those doing the adverts. It brands you. Therefore, the governors are always branded whenever you see those billboards of theirs. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, their audiences at the grassroots understand that they have only one person within the county called the governor. When I look at the Bill also – I would wish to ask the Senator - we need to look at the payments of damages. Sometimes there is a mishap. Where will the ordinary citizen go to complain? When they put up those billboards, you will find that sometimes there is a breakage and people who were seated or passing there are hurt. Measures of safety should also be put in place. The other important thing is ensuring that counties benefit from the adverts. Most of the time, the adverts involve only those who have the money. The county assemblies cannot do an advert in any of their counties. I have never seen an advert showing the County Assembly of Makueni, for instance, and what they have done. The only adverts in counties are more of individuals. We have to bring in measures to ensure that if Makueni County is good in coal or sand, they have a right to put up a billboard that shows what their economic empowerment is. What do they have that other counties do not have? What is the nature of that county? How do you ensure that the county assemblies safeguard that? I also wish that within the Bill, the county assemblies are given powers to approve some of these things especially the big advertisements. It should be approved by the county assemblies. We should not leave it between the committee and the governor. The county assemblies should be empowered to safeguard this. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there should be a central registry so that we do not rely on the renowned Magnate Company as if it is the only advertising company that many people have known for years. There should be a register of the practitioners to show those from national and the county levels. The registry should safeguard the small firms from being overshadowed by big ones like Magnate. We must ensure that when The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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