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    "content": "THAT, AWARE THAT Kenyans have a right to a clean and healthy environment pursuant to Article 42 of the Constitution; NOTING THAT the National Climate Change Action Plan identifies transportation as the fourth largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, which if uncontrolled, will result to negative impact of climate change with adverse effect to millions of Kenyans; CONCERNED THAT the number of private vehicles has significantly grown, leading to increased road accidents, carbon emission and vehicle congestion, costs of which are in excess of Kshs100 billion in GDP per year; NOW THEREFORE the Senate urges the Ministry of Roads and Transport, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, in collaboration with the Council of Governors and the National Climate Change Council to – i) Identify, publicize and execute suitable monthly car-free days and County car-free zones in urban areas across the country; ii) Identify and develop County car-free zones, also known as “pedestrians’ precincts”, in urbanized areas, where its infrastructure and activities are restricted to pedestrians alone; iii) Provide affordable, safe and universally designed public transport access to and around these car-free zones, including, but not limited to, development of Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) in the urban areas; iv) Design inclusive mobility infrastructure that supports non – motorized transport facilities, such as pedestrian spaces, bicycle lanes and green spaces, within the Central Business District of every County; and v) Ensure inter-modal connectivity among the various transport modes."
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