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    "id": 1420907,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1420907/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to comment on the Statement on the road accidents. Recently, a university bus was involved in a road accident and several students lost their lives. This was blamed on the heavy rains and the speedy vehicles. However, we believe with good training of our drivers on our roads, we should be able to manage the road accidents in this country whereby several people have lost their lives. We would like also to look at what the police have been doing over the years - The cut-offs which have been made by the insurance companies as to the compensation of victims of such. Other than Kshs3 million whatever is above, then the person should cover and that has not been yielding from the courts. Therefore, Kenyans have lost lives, earnings and children who would have helped them in the future. There must be a strategy in which we should curb road accidents in the country. Even if the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) comes back, we need a better strategy. The worst of it is corruption on the roads, on the parts of people dealing with it and poor maintenance of vehicles. I agree with the Senator for Mombasa County that something has to be done urgently to make sure that no more lives are lost on the road. When you compare Kenya with other countries, we are much higher in terms of deaths, even in East Africa, and generally, road accidents are caused by carelessness. I support."
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