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    "id": 450908,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/450908/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Sunjeev",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13136,
        "legal_name": "Sunjeev Kour Birdi",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I would like to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing regarding rising cases of road carnage in the country. In the recent past, many Kenyans have lost their lives in grisly road accidents across the country. For instance, on 29th August, 2013, 42 people perished on the Ntulele- Narok Road. On 30th October, 2013, 12 people died after a Dandora bound train hit a minibus at a railway crossing in Nairobi. In November 2013, 15 school children lost their lives and on 11th November, 2013, five people died at the Salgaa black spot. On 12th March, 2014, 15 people died in Chemilili on the Eldoret-Kisii route. It is imperative for the Government to investigate and interrogate the root cause of this menace. It has been observed that most of those accidents that have hit the headlines usually involve public service vehicles. In this statement, the Chairperson should inquire into and report on:-"
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