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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, I ask for one more minute to conclude."
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"content": " You have one more minute."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Temporary Speaker, as a House and nation, we need to discuss why we are losing lives every single day on our roads, who is to blame, and what we need to do to save ourselves from this situation."
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"content": "I will not go beyond that, but I will give other Members of Parliament a chance to talk about this issue. As a House and nation at large, let us have a conversation on how to handle this issue, which is now a pandemic in the country."
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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Thank you. Every Member is going to have five minutes. I will start with Hon. Abdul Haro. He is not in the House. Hon. Timothy Wanyonyi, the Member for Westlands."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Tim Wanyonyi",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the chance to speak on this Motion of Adjournment. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"content": "The problems we are experiencing on our roads are not just about discipline; it is about how the roads are designed. There is no signage to guide drivers at steep ends or sharp corners or indicate something is happening in a particular area. They drive blindly, and sometimes accidents happen very quickly that they cannot control. Another issue is the inspection of vehicles, especially public service vehicles. They ought to be inspected and given a certificate of approval every time. Many times, you will find that most of the vehicles have outlived their lifespan. They are kept on the road, yet we have NTSA inspectors who are supposed to supervise this. This country also lacks cameras installed at advantageous points on the roads to help the police monitor reckless drivers so that they can deal with them. They instead hide somewhere in the bush, and when vehicles come, you see them jumping on the roads and waving down the driver to stop. This is very dangerous, and it can easily become a road risk. They should be more professional and inform the drivers of the areas and spots where the traffic controllers are positioned to avoid making it a capture of drivers. If we have proper information, it will inform the drivers of the speed limits and what is ahead of them, especially for drivers unfamiliar with the road. Lastly, you will find a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) driver driving a car for more than eight hours, for instance, from Mombasa to Western Kenya, sometimes even falling asleep on the steering wheel. I feel that most drivers should also get eye checks during their inspections. Some of them have poor vision, yet they proceed to drive on the roads. This responsibility falls on all Kenyans, particularly the Ministry of Roads and Transport. They must take the lead in curbing road carnage. We pray for all the Kenyans who have lost their lives and send our sincere condolences to the families. The Government must take serious responsibility. I saw the Cabinet Secretary on television, but he did not seem to be leading properly. He needs to pick up from where Michuki left off and control the traffic on our roads. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Thank you. Next is the Member for Alego Usonga, Hon. Samuel Atandi."
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"speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. Road accidents contribute to about 3,000 deaths annually. This is more than the number of Kenyans who die from cancer, malaria, and many other diseases that affect our people. To be honest, one of the main reasons for the increased deaths by accidents is purely human behaviour. Kenyans must change their attitude and behaviour. Kenyans go drinking and drive home under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This is not something that law enforcement can do. The state of the roads in Kenya also contributes to accidents. As Hon. Tim Wanyonyi has said, our engineers' road design does not resemble that of any other developed country. If you go to Rwanda, you will see how they have designed their roads. I am told that the engineers who designed those roads after the genocide were Kenyans. I do not know how they went to Rwanda to design better roads, yet they designed roads in Kenya that cause accidents. The state of our PSVs is also a contributor to accidents. PSVs in Kenya are not inspected. An organisation called NTSA is sleeping, and I believe it is sleeping because the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport is sleeping. The Cabinet Secretary is simply a noise maker on X and Facebook, showing us how he lives a good life. The Government must decide whether it wants to protect Kenyans from these accidents. We will talk here every day and every week, but accidents will continue to happen. NTSA is sleeping on its job of inspecting the state of PSVs. The accidents involving public vehicles are very unfortunate. If you ask for a report on these accidents, you will never get it. Innocent Kenyans are the ones who suffer these accidents. They leave their houses to travel with the intent of reaching their destinations. When they arrive at the bus stations, they board vehicles innocently, yet they are boarding death traps. I call upon The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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