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    "id": 621378,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the County Outdoor Advertising Control Bill (Senate Bill No. 11 of 2015) be read a Second Time. Let me confirm that the Committee on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) in which I am the Vice Chairperson, has allowed me to sponsor this Bill. At the first instance, there was concern that this Bill was not supposed to be in the Senate. All those fears were allayed by Hon. Justice Lady Mumbi in her judgement which she passed last year on a matter concerning roads. She said that this Bill falls squarely in matters concerning counties. Outdoor advertising is an area that has been left pending. In some cases, outdoor advertising in Mombasa, Nakuru and Nairobi counties is not uniform. This is one avenue that counties can use to make funds in terms of their kitty. There has been an ongoing dispute between the various bodies that are managing our roads about who should collect the fees. While we have allowed county governments to issue licences for the billboards and other methods of advertising, they are claiming other funds for purposes of advertising. Therefore, this Bill attempts to ensure that we have uniform legislation on how advertising will be done from Turkana to Lamu County. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this being an industry that is rapidly growing, it is important that it is regulated. We have had concerns that some billboards are violating the environment and many other things including decency. It is because of that that we thought we should find this framework. Let me confirm that after we did public participation, we received various views which will come during the Third Reading. For our purposes, we have provided a framework for licensing, where you should advertise and the place and methods of prescribing the application and who will pay that fee. We have also provided, in other methods, a consideration of the application, how and when it will be denied and what you should do when it is denied. For the committee that will sit, we have provided for who and how the committee will be composed, what they will do, how they will approve the application and how much you will pay for the outdoor advertising licensing. Of importance also is how the person will advertise and what will be allowed to be advertised on these billboards and other methods of outdoor advertising."
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