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    "speaker_name": "Kabuchai, FORD",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Majimbo Kalasinga",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is a Motion of concern, and it is coming at the right time. This is the time when Christmas is approaching and will now be coupled with El Nino. Too many vehicles will be on the roads which will be slippery all over the country. We have to be concerned and address this Motion with a lot of keenness. Looking at the state of the roads in the country, we also want to know how they are going to be maintained. As I speak, tomorrow, we are burying a young man who was swept away by water while crossing a bridge. The concern of this Motion is well settled at this time. We are also not forgetting the traffic controllers on our roads. Hon. Deputy Speaker, we do not understand why some police officers go to the road to collect money. Sometimes the traffic police officers do not check the speed limit but only stop drivers. We must make strict laws that will ensure vehicles are checked when they were last serviced because some are never serviced. Drivers never change the oil and brakes of their vehicles which is key. There will be too many vehicles on the roads as we approach December. So, we must be concerned about this. We should also look at how Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) like matatus transport people. When there are many passengers, a driver tends to go for more than five trips from Nairobi to Bungoma on the same day without sleeping because of lack of time. We must have very strict laws in place on how many trips a driver can make, adequate time to sleep, rest and sanitise so as to operate well. If we do not make laws, we will blame ourselves. Our road maintenance has issues. Do authorities like Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) have enough budget for the El Nino rains? The Member has brought this Motion at the right time. As legislators who represent the people on the ground, we must ensure that this Motion sails through and brings sense to our roads, so we save the lives of our people. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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