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    "content": "also know that in this country, the number of accidents, especially road accidents, is unacceptably high. I understand it is a record in the world. Everywhere you walk or drive, you see accidents waiting to happen. Even as this is achieved, we should urge everybody to play their part. I come from a constituency with numerous black spots. But the number of accidents is also increased by careless driving and unmarked roads. Currently, we have the motorcycle phenomenon. It is one of the leading causes of accidents in our country. The enforcement of the use of helmets, especially for the passengers, is non-existent. Those of us who have visited Rwanda can witness that nobody rides in a motorcycle without wearing a helmet. We should entrench that in our culture. That will reduce road accidents and the fatalities that result from them. We know that most of our places are accident-prone. I have visited flower farms in my area and also Kajiado. I have realized that health and safety rules are totally ignored. We need to ensure that the health and safety of our workers is paramount. We also know – and Dr. Nyikal said it – that most of the personnel you find in some of the facilities in the remote areas are not actually medical practitioners. I know that the Board has been trying to ensure that we have properly trained medical practitioners who understand ethics so that they do not turn away our people who want services due to ignorance. We want to encourage the Board to continue with that and increase the level of surveillance on medical practitioners and their employees. Having said that, I know there are black spots. Our Government facilities are overwhelmed by the number of accidents that happen around those black spots. So, we expect that action will be taken to facilitate the hospitals in those areas. I have in mind Naivasha District Hospital where I come from. Every day, we hear of accidents. We have to rush there to assist those who are injured. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I would like to raise an issue about mortuary fees and bodies being detained due to non-payment of such fees. That is traumatizing for people who have already lost their loved ones. I have just come from constituting my CDF committees in my eight wards. My constituency has eight wards and it was very difficult for me to move there in the short period that we were given. Now, that the gracious lady – as she has been referred to – has denied us transportation facilities. In two places, I was told that bodies had been detained in mortuaries. One is detained at the Kenyatta National Hospital for non-payment of Kshs150,000. Of course, they were telling me that, perhaps, expecting me to pay that amount for them so that they can go and bury their loved one, or they expected me to talk to someone. Therefore, I would like to encourage hon. Koinange that, as he comes up with this Bill--- We are still lost as new Members. Where is this leading us? What is the Bill urging the Government to do? Will this translate into a Bill that will be coming to this House? I would suggest that the issue of mortuary fees be looked into. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the Motion."
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