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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Waititu",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Munyua Waititu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. The issue before us is very sensitive and it is true that we have many accidents in this country. I agree that the bodaboda riders who are mostly the youth in this country, the buses, taxes and truck drivers have caused a problem in this country. However, this Government and the Eleventh House are new. It is true that we have the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and House which is only a few months old. When we joined Parliament, all the Committees that include the one that I am a Member of; that is the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives had a problem in starting their work. I saw one of my friends in this Committee, and I hope that he will not cause problems. Hon. Simba Arati has been nominated to be in that Committee. All the Committees are out to do their work. The departments that we have need many changes. If the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing is not working, it is the duty of the hon. Member who has brought this Motion to go and sit with the Departmental Committees of this House which are capable of bringing changes to this country. Given a chance, I know that the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing will do its work. I agree that all of us in this House are allowed to join various Committees. The Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing, hon. Kamanda--- We should not belittle this Committee because it is very important. I have heard one of my colleagues here say that there are air accidents. I am not denying that. However, let us give this Committee a chance to do its work. This is because we have a problem in this country. We have had commissions which have even made this Parliament not to move. I was surprised that the Committee that I am a Member of; Catering and Hospitality, when Members talk about the food they want on the table, we have to go to the Commission like we did yesterday. This is because we cannot do things ourselves. We should give the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing a chance or time so that we can see what it can do. I know we have the Inspector-General of Police in this country. These are the people we should summon to appear before that Committee and ask them why we have The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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