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    "id": 178304,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/178304/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwakwere",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 189,
        "legal_name": "Chirau Ali Mwakwere",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am equally concerned, and probably, more concerned, than most of my colleagues, at the rate of accidents on our roads. There are certain issues that have to be clear in our minds; that is the question of roles and responsibilities. The role of the Ministry of Transport has to do with legislation. That is contained in the Traffic Act Cap. 403. We give rules and regulations. These rules and regulations are not made for the Ministry of Transport. They are made for vehicle owners, vehicle operators and vehicle users, including passengers and pedestrians. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are talking about enforcement, which is the responsibility of everybody. The Ministry of Transport is not directly charged with the role of enforcement. We are charged with the regulations. Enforcement, according to the Transport Act, is the responsibility of the people I have mentioned, including the traffic police, on a daily basis. The traffic police does day-to-day enforcement of road regulations. The Ministry of Transport only comes in to give regulations in the form of legal notices to improve situations as provided in the Transport Act. That is exactly what happened with the \"Michuki Rules.\" It was observed that people were over-speeding and a legal notice was issued."
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