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    "id": 1336909,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dorothy Muthoni",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to add my voice to this Motion on action to address the recent surge in road accidents in the country. First, I want to share the pain of many families who are crying for losing their loved ones through rampant road accidents that happen day in, day out. According to the NTSA, it is evident that between January and March of this year, we have lost 974 lives, majority of them being motorcycle riders. It is important to note that a surge in road accidents is not something that just happens in a day. It progressively happens and the concerned departments do not seem to take charge. This is the reason why accidents keep recurring. It is important that the Ministry of Roads and Transport takes a data-driven decision which they will use to benchmark safety measures on our roads. I am saying this because places with rampant accidents are well known in this country. I am speaking in reference to a road in Meru, the Tharaka-Nithi Bridge, where we have lost many lives. Every time there is an accident at the bridge, we see the entire Ministry of Roads and Transport officers spending many days there looking for possible measures to put in place to arrest the situation. After spending many days researching and giving recommendations on how to avert future accidents in that area, they come back to Nairobi, throw the file and wait for another accident to happen so that they can go back. I want to state clearly, that if the Ministry of Roads and Transport is serious, we could see deliberate action being taken on roads with rampant accidents. We have another road in Subuiga area in Meru where accidents occur every day. After every two days, we lose lives. This area is a black spot. The Ministry of Roads and Transport officers always go there when there is a serious accident. When we lost children from Loreto Girls School in an accident, the entire Nairobi office camped there. They gave recommendations on what should be done. I am sorry to say they are waiting for another accident to occur so that they can take the office from Nairobi and camp in Meru, give recommendations and come back to Nairobi. I want to also speak about motorcycle riders. It is very painful because they are being killed day in, day out. They are on their own. Unless, the Ministry of Roads and Transport does something, we will continue losing very many young productive people between the ages of 18 and 35. I want to appreciate that motorcycles are an economic activity for our young people. Unless, something is done, we will continue losing riders. I want to propose that the Ministry of Roads and Transport should erect shoulders for riders…"
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