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    "id": 1352839,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1352839/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Crystal Asige",
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    "content": "However, it is not accurate to imply that the Kenyan driver behaviour is solely to blame for majority of crashes. For example, this week at the roundabout of Dennis Pritt Road just as you are about to descend to Oloitoktok Road, had traffic lights showing green and red at the same time. Of course, we expect that intersection to have cases of human error. It was the free for all. The saying goes for blind spots, poor signage on roads, dangerous unmarked road works, roads without pavements and so on. If we had complete street design and safety by designers adhered to in the country, we would see a tremendous reduction in road crashes rather than heavily blaming motorists and their behaviour. The solution is in road design, construction and maintenance. I want to see the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport, Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen, through both Houses of Parliament, put pressure on NTSA, Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and Kenya Roads Board (KRB) to stop cutting corners when building roads infrastructure. The United Nations (UN) notes that the burden of road traffic fatalities weighs disproportionately on vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. This is particularly those residing in developing countries like our own. Despite concerted efforts to meet the 2013 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of reducing road traffic deaths by 50 per cent, progress remains far from adequate. Alarmingly, the trend in Kenya has been increasing rather than decreasing from 2,919 deaths in 2017 to 4,619 in 2022. It is of note that in 2022 alone, we had over 21,000 road accidents. As transport practitioners on the ground, we know these numbers to be far higher. It is no wonder Kenyans from different walks of life, on Sunday, 19th November, 2023, gathered along the Nairobi-Naivasha Highway to mark the occasion, led by the NTSA. Indeed, there is a glaring need for all stakeholders to get on board and put in place measures to help motorists and pedestrians alike. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a responsive legal system must also include well thought policy and legislative frameworks, encompassing road design and comprehensive road safety education for drivers and pedestrians. Safety by design plays a pivotal role in promoting road safety, serving as a fundamental factor in preventing accidents and minimising their severity. Additionally, the consideration of Non-Motorized Transport"
}