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    "id": 1239683,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Thangw’a",
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    "content": "(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 Ndiroko-Gathigiriri Prison Road and Thiba Red Soil- Murubara and Ngurubani areas in the county; and, (c) enumerate the action being taken by the Government to ensure peaceful coexistence among road users including motorists, cyclists and pedestrians and dealing strictly with traffic offenders to curb cases of traffic offences and accidents. In response to the request by Sen. (Dr) Murango, the Committee sought and received a response to the Statement from the Cabinet Secretary (CS) of Roads, Transportation and Public Works. At its sitting held on 20th April 2023, the Committee considered the response to the Statement which proposed interventions to be undertaken by the Ministry of Roads, Transportation and Housing to improve road safety. The Committee observed that there was lack of strict enforcement of the Traffic Act by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the National Police Service on miraa t ransport drivers who flouted the traffic rules. The Committee made the following resolutions: (a) That NTSA should strictly enforce the Traffic Act, especially on motor vehicles, miraa transport drivers who contravene the Act. (b) That the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Public Works should engage miraa transporters through their SACCOs and Associations and develop a sensitization programme for compliance with the Traffic Act by the miraa drivers. (c) That the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Public Works is to submit a report to the Committee on the implementation of proposed interventions to improve road safety as stated in the response to the Statement by 7th July 2023. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee considered the Statement to have been concluded but with a follow-up on the supplementary and emerging issues within its mandate. Let me now turn to the Statement by Sen. (Dr) Lelegwe Ltumbesi regarding the status of the LAPPSET project in Samburu County. At the sitting of the Senate held on Wednesday 30th November 2022, Sen. (Dr) Lelegwe Ltumbesi requested that Statement. In the Statement, the Committee was requested to – (a) establish whether public participation was undertaken in the host counties where the project would traverse making the specific focus on the communities in Samburu County; (b) give reasons why the LAPPSET Corridor Development Authority does not have a regional office in Samburu County despite the County being the second longest host of the corridor project with 280 kilometers; (c) state the criteria used to onboard workers in the LAPPSET Project stating the numbers of workers employed by the host county including those deployed in field offices outlining the skill set and type of work the workers were engaged in;"
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