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    "id": 323397,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/323397/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Joho",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 30,
        "legal_name": "Hassan Ali Joho",
        "slug": "hassan-joho"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I hereby table a list of road accident related deaths per province countrywide since 1st December, 2011. The list indicates that there have been 1,658 victims since 1st December, 2011. Out of this figure, 780 or 47 per cent of the fatalities have been pedestrians. (b) The Government is concerned over the continued loss of lives along roads through accidents. In order to reduce the road carnage and loss of lives, the Ministry has put in place the following measures:- 1. Review of the Traffic Act, Cap.403. The Traffic Act, Cap.403 is being amended with a view to enhancing penalties on traffic offences and making the Act more relevant to modern ways of managing public transport. The Cabinet has approved the proposed amendment. 2. Formation of the National Transport and Safety Authority. One of the causes of continued loss of lives through road accidents is disjointed and un-co-ordinated nature of institutions that currently deal with the management of road transport. In order to address this concern, the Government is in the process of forming a single institution, the National Transport and Safety Authority to be responsible for all road matters, which is currently before the House for debate."
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