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    "id": 1553001,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Davis Chirchir",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me thank you again. On the first supplementary question by Sen. Wakili Sigei on the concern of being futuristic with respect to solutions that we plan to employ to address the issue of rampant accidents on our roads and how quickly the rollout of the camera solutions will be, these solutions will be implemented in a multi-faceted way. You will appreciate that some of our blackspots do not just have ribbons and bumps to warn road users to slow down. These are quick wins that we can implement immediately. We have given direction after the challenge that we have faced on rampant road accidents, more importantly at blackspot areas, that there is absolutely no reason why ribbons, bumps and proper road signage are not placed. Blackspots are known and there is no reason for not doing so. We will implement that very quickly. With respect to cameras rollout, you may or may not be aware that we are currently working on implementation of a number of cameras in our cities. It is not about the testing, but about the budget. So, we will move quickly to ensure deterrence. When road users know that cameras are there and that they are being watched, they will tend to do what is right. We will ensure that we provide budgets rather than just having one camera on that road. We need to have four, five or six mobile cameras for purposes of deterrence. Road users do not quite know where the camera is because it is mobile. We should certainly bring up the level of discipline and be able to curtail the rampant accidents on our roads We employed the Alcoblow for drunken driving and there were allegations. Investigations are still going on of drunk drivers causing accidents such as the one that happened along Kaplong Road. We have finalized the regulations on the Alcoblow. When we previously employed it and before it was outlawed in Milimani Court in 2014, the Traffic Act did not recognize alcoblow as a tool that could be employed because it was not covered as an offence under the Traffic Act. Parliament has since amended the Act. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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