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    "id": 1067354,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Pokot South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Pkosing",
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        "legal_name": "Losiakou David Pkosing",
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    "content": " I thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to make a response to the Statement raised by my friend, Hon. Kathuri Murungi. I have already shared the Statement with him. He raised two questions. Number one is: Could the Government consider giving university and college students more time to organise their travel and by extension give them clear messages as they travel home? Remember this Statement was raised during the time when parts of the country were closed due to COVID-19, namely, on 30th March 2021. I raised this on the same day and I said that the Ministry will quickly take action. Therefore, the answer to the Statement is that all our children were allowed free travel from the closed counties to their homes hence none of our children were not allowed to go home. All of them were allowed to go home peacefully. This was in consultation between the Ministry of Transport and the police. Therefore, everybody went home safely. Number two, Hon. Murungi asked: Could the ministry intervene and direct the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to act with speed and reign in on rogue matatu Saccos which are hiking fares across the country and consider their operating licences? At that particular time, there was a rush for people leaving the closed counties. The response to the Statement in this question is as follows: The public service vehicles (PSV) subsector is governed by the Traffic Act Cap 403 and the National Transport and Safety Authority Act No. 3 of 2012 and also regulations. What does that mean? It means that under these laws, there is no express provision in the two Acts that enables NTSA to regulate fares as requested by Hon. Kathuri. There is no legal framework for NTSA to regulate fares. However, we might advise Hon. Kathuri that, in addition, the Ministry is in consultations with the PSV transport stakeholders on the need to streamline fares across the country noting the economic hardships that our country and our people are experiencing during this period of COVID-19. Hon. Speaker, with those few remarks and responses, I thank you. I have given this statement to Hon. Kathuri. He called me back to say he is satisfied with the response from the Ministry. Therefore, I thank you."
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