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    "id": 394847,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the chance to conclude my Motion. I would like to thank all those who have contributed in support of this Motion. I am sure that once passed, we will work with the likes of the Senate Majority Leader, so that we enact it into law. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is necessary to have emergency lanes because they have been used elsewhere. Since we are a growing country, we need to copy from other countries which have already implemented these things and succeeded. Once we start such programmes, we do not need to discriminate. I am aware that with regard to the Langata Road which is being expanded and extended towards Karen, there are some buildings which cannot be demolished because they belong to senior people. We wonder why this is the case, when other houses and homes belonging to “lesser” people have been demolished on the other side of Langata Road. So, if a road is designed to be constructed on one course, all houses along the course have to be demolished because they are there illegally. Madam Temporary Speaker, we need not blame our culture of ignorance. This is something that can easily be solved amicably by amending some of the rules and laws, particularly the traffic rules. We are capable of interpreting these laws and we can come up just like any other state in the world which is civilized. I believe that Kenya is in that line. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you visit other countries and towns, you will realize that what the Members here have said is true. In England, for example, you cannot drive to central London without paying a penalty. In Korea, you cannot walk on the roads without paying a fine. There are designated pedestrians’ walkways. So, if we can exercise that tolerance and make sure that all rules are passed and observed, I am sure, that we will live a better life in Kenya. Madam Temporary Speaker, I appreciate what has been contributed here this afternoon. Thank you very much for contributing positively. I hope that, in future, such Motions will be passed here without any problems. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move."
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