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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "localities to which vehicles cannot go, are useful. Therefore, they can be misused for any purpose. Hon. Deputy Speaker, Africa is taking after Asia. If you go to Asia you will find that in many countries motorcycles have been properly institutionalized, although they too are complaining. They call it trafficking, for example in Cambodia, where I was some time back. I am not sure whether our traffic laws, for example, actually are amenable to offences such as those caused by motorcyclists, or drivers for that matter. Hon. Deputy Speaker, you will agree with me that because of poor training these drivers actually move around streets and highways as if they are pedestrians. Sometimes when you are driving they will come on the wrong side, yet you tend to be the one who will be accused of lack of vigilance as a driver. So, hon. Deputy Speaker, I think it is time, without belabouring, the point, indeed, we had a proper policy and, in fact, even amend the relevant laws to provide for proper policy guidelines and mechanisms for ensuring that the motorcycle industry is regulated. Hon. Deputy Speaker, recently I was reading about the 15 most habitable cities in Africa and Nairobi was one of them; it was described in very glorious terms. However, there was a disclaimer that you need to own your personal vehicle. Those who may not actually own vehicles are taking to motorbikes, yet we have not regulated this subsector. So, I would implore upon my fellow Members of Parliament that we act with speed and ensure that, indeed, we take action to ensure that we save the lives of Kenyans. We, who represent special interest groups like persons with disabilities, do not want to end up with more disabilities, which otherwise may actually be averted by simply avoiding careless driving or cycling. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support."
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