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    "id": 12591,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/12591/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kinyanjui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 48,
        "legal_name": "Lee Maiyani Kinyanjui",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that the Ministry of Roads is working hard to ensure that we enlighten the public on areas that require extra caution partly arising from the number of accidents we have had in those sections. Popularly, we have come to call these areas the black spots. The best area in way of an example would be the section called Salgaa. Many of you will recall that before we realigned the road, we had a steep road and then at the tip, you had to do a corner. You will recall that five years back, we had an Akamba Bus that plunged and killed over 20 people. When we designed the new road, we ensured the road was straight. By doing that, we have reduced the number of accidents on that road. However, on other sections of the road, we have come to see and appreciate that bumps cannot solve the issue of road accidents because in that case, it would mean all our roads will have bumps yet we want to have smooth surface roads. We will ensure that we put the road signs. Allow me to say that every time we have erected these road signs, they are all stolen because most of them are made of metal or aluminum. Even the guard rails that are supposed to prevent motorists from falling off into a river or a cliff that is nearby are also stolen. Therefore, we have challenges but we hope that as leaders together with the Ministry, we should be able to work hard to ensure that we have a solution to the perennial road accidents in the country."
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