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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Oundo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. As my friend, Hon. Chris Wamalwa, has indicated this country has had a problem of having very good reports and plans that go unimplemented. I must mention that a few weeks ago, we passed an urban development policy. I do suppose these kinds of issues must have been addressed in that policy because it becomes a critical urban problem that we must address in totality. Many of us have lived in Nairobi for long enough to know the frustrations we go through whenever we have an emergency requiring us to move a patient from one point to another. It is high time emergency lanes are dedicated for purposes of ambulances, fire engines and probably police emergency services; if only they are not coming to clobber the National Super Alliance (NASA) supporters. Probably, in the same line, typical road designs in this country leave a lot of space for road reserves. It should not be a big deal to get land for this area. In many cities where we have gone to, there are service lanes. There are very strict regulations regarding how they need to be used, how they are to be used and when they are to be used. Of course, we have a challenge. With a corrupt ridden police force, we will still end up with the same mess. They will arrest you on the service lane, you will bribe them and leave the place clogged up. I support the Motion but as Hon. Sankok said, we need to look at the disabled and people living with disabilities of whichever nature. We need to look at lanes for school-going children because they have borne the brunt of hit and run motorists, especially by public transport vehicles. There has been talk of a Nairobi metropolitan transport system. We hope it is not just hot air or mere talk aimed at making people look nice. We hope in the fullness of time, it will be implemented in due course so that we decongest the major cities within the Nairobi metropolitan area and allow for free movement of traffic. With those few remarks, I beg to support the Motion."
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