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    "id": 1092063,
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    "speaker_name": "Murang’a CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sabina Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "the current wave of the pandemic, bearing in mind that they still need to follow the protocols on wearing masks, sanitising and having washing points. Hon. Speaker, If I could just add something, I am informed that both the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works have agreed that PSVs can resume to full carrying capacity and are waiting for the NTSA. I was hoping that maybe by this week or next week, they can quickly have that meeting with their stakeholders and this can fully be implemented. The second question was whether the Chairperson could consider reviewing the COVID- 19 protocols and guidelines with regards to buses, considering that bus companies are currently operating at half capacity and running into losses and, particularly, if they can be allowed to operate on a 24-hour basis. I request not to go through the response. It is similar to the first response. The matter is already being discussed by various departments. Hopefully, this can be resolved, maybe within two weeks' time. The third question was whether the Chairperson could consider reviewing the COVID-19 protocols on manning night travel using buses as compared to night travels allowed on the Standard Gauge Railway, which operates at full capacity despite the night curfew imposed for more than a year. The response was that the dusk to dawn curfew has been in effect for more than a year with periodic adjustments to the time it commences and ends each day. The operations of the Standard Gauge Railway are arranged so that journeys undertaken on the SGR are timed to begin and end outside the curfew timings. Notably, the SGR operates express service during the curfew hours. The Ministries of Health, Interior and Coordination of National Government and Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works are working on mechanisms that will allow the inter-county buses to commence and end their journeys outside the curfew hours. One of the options would be to ensure that the buses only operate express services to avoid drop off within the curfew hours. The fourth question was whether the Chairman could explain why the protocol for public road transport operations adopted in preparation for the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions has not been implemented as signed by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works in February 2020. The response again mirrors the first response. We are hoping that this can be sorted out either this week or next week. The whole matter was left with the NTSA. There were some things that the Director-General of the NTSA was supposed to implement having consulted with the Saccos. I want to table the answer. Hon. Speaker, I do not know whether I should go to the second and third questions then the Members can comment. Do we first allow them to comment?"
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