{"id":1186762,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1186762/?format=json","text_counter":109,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 53(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation, and Housing on speeding by drivers transporting khat ( miraa) through Kirinyaga County. In the Statement, the Committee should - (a)Apprise the Senate on the extent of compliance to provisions stipulated in the Traffic Act by drivers transporting miraa ; (b)State the measures put in place, if any, to curb accidents caused by the drivers, who continue to create havoc on Ndindiruku-Gathigiriri Prison road and Thiba, Red Soil, Murubara and Ngurubani areas in the county; and (c)Enumerate the actions being taken by the Government to ensure peaceful co- existence among road users, including motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians, and dealing strictly with traffic offenders to curb cases of traffic offenses and accidents."}