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    "id": 76263,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruteere",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Silas Muriuki Ruteere",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I wish to say that I support and second this Motion about the amendment of Section 12 of the Traffic Act because the ideals are very noble and are meant to make sure that Kenya moves in line with other developing countries and those which have already developed. Our number plates seem not to have matched the demand that is already in the country, the choice of Kenyans and the taste of those using their cars. People are made to take what is offered by the Government without any alternative at all. In developed countries, number plates can be traced through technological development and computerization. You can know which car this one is. You can also know the car that has passed here. This will help fight crime like carjacking. It will also enhance the operations of the police in tracing the cars that are not known or have double registration; one car has two or three number plates. This is caused by the fact that number plates are made in a prison and once they get out of the prison and they have known the skill and the art, if they are not completely reformed, they try to make the same number plates. The amendment is simple but the result of that amendment will be very advantageous to the country. We shall earn a lot of revenue for other developments. We shall also create employment from the generated revenue. The technological development of this country will also improve. We are making major highways which will also use modern technology and we shall know who passed on that road. The CCTV cameras will be in very many places. Even the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources will be able to conserve the environment better because there will be organizations which will want to get some number plates so that they are identified with the environment. Those organizations would like to be different and feel that they are contributing to a certain cause for this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the objectives of these amendments are very obvious and are for the good of us all. We shall encourage more sportsmen especially athletes, conservationists and even leaders who feel that they want to be identified in their own right have personalized number plates on their cars. That is the purpose of this amendment."
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