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    "id": 394449,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/394449/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "As I contribute to this Motion, I want to urge the hon. Members of this House that we need some serious reforms in our Traffic Police Department. It is very important that this is dealt with as a matter of priority. Corruption and laxity is going to kill us en masse. Corruption in the units that are given authority to enforce laws is putting the lives of Kenyans in a very dangerous situation. We need to ensure that the overloaded Proboxes that we saw on television carrying school children somewhere in Narok--- A Probox was shown carrying more than 15 school going children and yet we are quiet. We see this happen. We see this same vehicle being flagged down by a traffic police officer who is seeing what is in that vehicle. The fellow knows that life is being endangered, but nothing is being done. That is why I say that any initiative aimed at ensuring that we bring some sense into the way our traffic issues are managed in this country will get my support. This initiative is good. These are people I have confidence in that they will be able to do a good inquiry which will enable us reform our traffic laws. I support this. It is not the first ad hoc committee that is being formed. Therefore, there is no excuse to say that because there exists another committee, we should not form an ad hoc committee. We formed an ad hoc committee here when already there were other committees mandated within the scope of the inquiry. I support."
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