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    "id": 404865,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Tuya",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 926,
        "legal_name": "Roselinda Soipan Tuya",
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    "content": "student who losses her or his limbs way below his or her life expectancy and the potential they would have by the time they reach their optimum life expectancy, requires specific compensation. Another example is of an athlete who suffers from an accident and losses his legs and is not able to continue with their career. For an artist, who losses his voice and is not able to continue singing, his career is cut short because of an accident on our roads. This is might arise, as is commonly the case, from recklessness. As I support this Bill, I wish the Committee would go back to do some research, so that we are not just endorsing a maximum of Kshs3 million which may not be realistic for different cases that are taken before insurance companies for compensation. The other major problem that we are facing is the implementation of awards. I am a lawyer and I would not be hesitant to point an accusing finger at my colleagues who do not respect the lives of Kenyans. A colleague just spoke and said that we may not want to blame the lawyers because the law has been vague. It has nothing to do with the law. Once an award has been issued for a victim, it has nothing to do with the law any more. It is just about implementation. These are some of the things we may want to align as a House to make sure that nobody in the insurance sector, including the lawyers and legal practitioners, will take the lives of Kenyans for granted. So, once an award is issued, then it should be implemented to the letter in the shortest time possible so that Kenyans can continue with their lives. With those few remarks, I wish to support the Motion."
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