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    "id": 91537,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kathuri",
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        "legal_name": "Emilio Mureithi Kathuri",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also stand to support this Vote. First, I would like to congratulate the Minister for having been appointed to this busy Ministry. This is a Ministry that is definitely going to change the lives of our Kenyan people, more so, the commuters. I would like to start with something that was proposed by the Ministry of Finance, but was not implemented. There was a proposal to have instant fines for traffic offences on our roads. Much as the Minister is new in the Ministry, the Ministry is not new. He should ensure that he rolls out that programme, so that we can see a bit of sanity on our roads. Hon. Michuki did a lot in this area, but we would want to see more being done on our roads. The solution lies in the way the programmes are going to be implemented. Enforcement may not be in the Ministry’s docket, but if he pushes, we can realize the results which were realized during hon. Michuki’s time. I know that the Ministry officials are competent enough, they can handle this and this is the high time they woke up and rolled out these programmes. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also good to mention that the Transport Licensing Board Act needs to be re-visited. There are no stakeholders, and the Minister should be aware of that fact. It is retirees who are rewarded by being appointed to those dockets, yet they have nothing to do with the transport sector. That is a big mistake. The Minister should have raised that issue. He is still new there. He can fit in thoroughly well. Let us see people who are relevant to the sector contributing positively towards the whole sector. It is also important for us to realise that while the Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) cannot ply every part of Kenya---"
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