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    "content": "Too many of our children in this country are being killed or maimed as they travel to and from school. This is because roads are too dangerous. Loss of our future generation will not only destroy families but will also destroy our economy. The Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2014 will protect children by introducing speed restrictions and safety features such as safety belts, bumps on our roads near schools and ensure school transport vehicles meet prescribed standards. Changes to the Traffic Act will effectively help reduce the number of people dying on our roads. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 8,448 people die on Kenyan roads every year and many more are seriously injured and disabled. Most of these are children. Statistics say that 57 per cent of the people who get hit by vehicles are children. Between the years 2003 and 2012, a total of 32,988 people died on our roads while crossing roads and most of them were children. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, accidents are the third leading cause of deaths in the world, after heart diseases and chronic depression, way ahead of Tuberculosis (TB), war and even HIV/AIDS. I emphasize that 57 per cent of these victims were children. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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