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    "id": 394497,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was just commenting on what the Chairman, Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing has just indicated in his speech. He stated that the National Transport and Safety Authority has no budget; no money was allocated. I kindly ask the Chairman, through the supplementary budget, to get some funding for that Authority. Of course, it should engage a CEO, so that the responsibilities under the Act which had been passed here last year, could be undertaken. Lastly, we visited a country two weeks ago and I think this is why our enforcers need to act and be given the facilities. In the country we visited recently, the driver who is a Kenyan national was driving us through that town. We were stopped by traffic policemen at some point and our driver was asked to blow into an alcoblow. They said the alcohol levels in his blood were very high and he was taken to a police cell for, at least, one hour so that the alcohol levels could come down. We want to ask the Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing to request for a budget; at least to enable the enforcers to have those gadgets which are working and are effective. Any drunk driver should not be allowed on our roads. I want to say that I oppose the Motion, and request the Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing to do something about the budget for the National Transport and Safety Authority. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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