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    "id": 1336946,
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    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": "I thank all the Members who have contributed to this Motion. For all the issues raised - from bad roads to bad drivers; bad cars to unconducive environment, and driving licences being issued to people who do not qualify to be on the roads - Hon. Members, I sincerely thank you for your contributions on behalf of the Deputy Whip of the Majority Party. Parliament does not work in vain when a Motion is brought here. We hope that all the recommendations will be taken into consideration by the relevant authorities to ensure that accidents are reduced on Kenyan roads. Hon. Waqo mentioned in her presentation that we have lost more people to road accidents than to COVID-19. This is not good for the economy of this country. It is not even good for the reputation of a growing economy like Kenya. As investors do their due diligence to decide whether to invest in a country, nowadays they even consider the road accident matrix to see how many people die on the roads. Therefore, it is important that we keep our roads safe. More importantly, I ask Members to educate bodaboda riders as they go to the constituencies. It is important. We are losing many able young people on our roads due to bodaboda accidents. Principal Secretary (PS) Susan had a bad accident the other day. It was caused by a bodaboda rider. Sadly, the rider died. Susan ended up in hospital. In Kilifi, we recently had a whole family of four people dying. All four were on one bodaboda that was hit by a vehicle. An entire family was wiped out in one accident. We have danger in our hands. We have something that is consuming medical care. We have referral hospitals in this country that have specific wards for bodaboda accident victims. We need to put an end to this menace."
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