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    "content": "THAT, AWARE THAT 67 per cent of road crash fatalities and injuries in the country comprise of the economically productive age groups of between 15 and 64 years, and that the importance of good post- crash care reduces deaths and disability and the suffering for road crash survivors creates the urgent need for effective emergency medical care system, elements and processes on our highways; FURTHER AWARE THAT lives and properties are lost or irreparably damaged daily on major highways in the country due to accidents, explosion of fuel tankers and the lack of accessible roadside amenities such as medical clinics, rescue centres, fire engines and ambulances hamper efforts to mitigate the carnage caused by the accidents, rescue lives and put out fires; COGNIZANT THAT setting up safe stopping points for road users at regular intervals with the necessary road-side amenities such as fuel stations, parking spaces, restaurants, telephone booths, minor repair shops, medical facilities and toilets enhances total travel experience and the lack of these points make it impractical for drivers to stop as often as they would wish to resulting into driving-related fatigue, a significant contributor to accidents on the highways; FURTHER COGNIZANT THAT provision of amenities such as ambulances, fire trucks and satellite medical clinics to provide emergency services to road accident victims would save lives lost daily on major roads; ACKNOWLEDGING THAT governments across the world such as France and Germany have taken on the task of setting up such amenities through incorporation of the basic provisions in their road transport infrastructure through different models of Public Private Partnership (PPP), lease, or ownership; NOW THEREFORE the Senate resolves that: - i) The Kenya National Highway Authority, in collaboration with the Council of Governors to come up with a policy framework on the incorporation of road reserves for road-side amenities in all highway designs; ii) The Ministries of Health, Roads, Transport and Public Works in conjunction with the Council of Governors to undertake a survey to ascertain the specific amenities required but not available on the existing"
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