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    "id": 178321,
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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, may I, please, have your protection, so that I may finish this? However, we, together with the Police Department, have worked out a programme, 3612 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 26, 2008 particularly for the Christmas and the New Year seasons, to ensure that we have greater enforcement and deliberately so. Our statistics show that, in December and January, we have the highest number of casualties on our roads. Secondly, the biggest problem is the nature of our roads, but I am pleased to state that more and more of our roads are being improved to a level, which we are sure will reduce the number of accidents. Thirdly, we intend to come up with a programme that will be used by the Ministry of Education to sensitize school children and others on the importance of the knowledge of the Highway Code and the utilization of our public roads. Fourthly, we are coming up with electronic driving licences, which should be in use from March next year. That will make a lot of sense to careless drivers. These are the driving licences that are used in developed countries including the United States of America and Britain. We are trying to use their standards. I am sure that will reduce the number of accidents on our roads. However, Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are ready to receive the hon. Members' suggestions on what we should do. This is not a matter that should be dealt with by an individual Ministry or a small group of people. It is a concern for the whole country and I will be very grateful to receive the Members' suggestions on this matter for us to be sure that we are safe on our roads."
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