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    "speaker_name": "Kericho County",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Kemei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. From the outset, I support the Adjournment Motion concerned with the issue of road accidents that have become too many in this country. I want to thank the Hon. Member for bringing this Motion at this particular time. It is very sad that we are losing too many lives because of carelessness on our roads. As the Member for Kericho County, I am sad that a week ago we lost seven people. Today, one of them is being laid to rest among many others. It has not been easy for us, as leaders. We are supposed to contribute in fund raisings, console their families and even look for a way forward. We really need to come out very strongly, as legislators, and find a solution to this. I appreciate the Member who has brought this Motion. It will let the country know that we are very concerned about the accidents on our roads, and that they are very disturbing. I remember less than a year ago, a lorry rammed into a house and a young child in Grade Four was lost and up to date the mother is bedridden. It has disturbed that family. The accident somehow affected a very humble family. We have been trying to contribute money for them. Interestingly, it is also affecting people who do not have insurance. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I urge drivers in this country that if they do not care about themselves, let them care about the passengers they carry in those motor vehicles. Some of the drivers do not have Driving Licences (DL), some drive when they are drunk and others are absent minded. I urge them to remember that they are carrying people. We have lost some people in accidents. Some of the drivers need to go for refresher courses because they last drove a motor vehicle very many years or months ago. Therefore, they still need to go for a refresher course. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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