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    "id": 510095,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/510095/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1453,
        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
        "slug": "johana-ngeno-kipyegon"
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    "content": "The most important issue that I wish to support seriously is the road signs, which are meant to show that a school is nearby. In many countries, we have road crossing assistants who hold signs to the motorists. The motorists respect that. In our country, many motorists do not respect road signs. In this Bill, we need to provide for such people to assist our children to cross the roads. The speed limit must be regulated. Signs are supposed to guide our motorists on what speeds to drive at on which areas. Sometimes, our counties and also the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure are misusing those privileges or rights. Along the highways where they have created bypasses and bridges for people to cross, how can they reduce the speed limit to 50 kilometres per hour on those particular areas and yet, they were created to allow the traffic to flow very fast? The speed limit should be on particular areas especially the ones this Bill is talking about, for example, near primary or secondary schools. In terms of bumps and rumble strips, I support the idea of erecting bumps where they are necessary, but not everywhere. There are areas where accidents have happened severally, for example, Sachangwan, where several people have died. Those are simple things which can be resolved by the erection of bumps. I encourage that we erect bumps on areas which are prone to accidents and near schools where children are crossing the road. I also support the creation of rumble strips. I have visited several countries and there are rumble strips on the side of the road which remind the drivers that they are over- 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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