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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, just to go further, we are saying that the Highway Authority must put signs on the roads that spell out speed limits. The roads must be clearly marked. They have said, and I think the figure needs to be verified that this year alone 78 people have died while crossing our new super highway – Nairobi- Thika Road and through other accidents. The other day I used the Thika Road while going to the CID Headquarters when they were hunting me. On Thika Road, people drive whichever way they want and there is no single sign. I was wondering how the Chinese do their roads. Is the road done the China way or our way? Even though it is called a superhighway, when you drive on that road, you do not know whether you are going or coming back because there is no signage. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been told that they attempted to put signs. However, if they put them today, they will all be gone tonight. They are sold as scrap metal. We will put a clause in this Bill that if you touch a road sign, that is a crime and you will pay Kshs1 million for it. If you are caught touching a road sign, because they save lives and organize our roads, you will pay Kshs1 million or go to jail for up to 10 years. We want our motorists to obey pedestrian signs. If you walk around the streets of Nairobi even where there is a Zebra Crossing, you will see a private car blocking it. Like everywhere else in the world, we will criminalize blocking a Zebra Crossing and crossing a red light among other things and enforce penalties. Anybody who is that reckless needs to pay something to the Government. That is how Governments raise money. They will feel it and be deterred from recklessness and carelessness against the law. If a public service vehicle carries excess passengers - this is for the late Michuki - the law now says they should be charged up to Kshs20,000. However, we will say that you will be charged for the Kshs20,000 but for each additional excess, the Government shall charge you Kshs5,000 to make it non-lucrative. You will pay Kshs20,000 but for every additional passenger, we shall charge you Kshs5,000."
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