Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 510110,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/510110/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 135,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chanzu",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 11,
        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
        "slug": "yusuf-chanzu"
    },
    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are several underlying factors. In fact, before we address the issues of discipline among our drivers including private vehicles drivers, drivers for public service vehicles and VIP drivers, you can see what happens. It is because of lack of discipline to begin with. When you leave Parliament and you go towards Mombasa Road through Uhuru Highway, it takes a lot of time and it is because there is no discipline. Even where there is space for one vehicle to pass, everybody blocks it. I think it goes down to training and culture which has to be done through a lot of sensitisation programmes where people are told to be disciplined when they are driving and know that the road is for everybody. When you go to driving schools, there are all manner of schools. There are people who get driving licences without going to any driving school. The traffic police who train and the training schools should be looked into. We need a total overhaul of traffic issues from the starting point of the driving schools to our discipline. People are very careless all over the place. You have heard about overloading. Most of the times, they overload because they are carrying children and when an accident occurs, you have casualties. Many of those children lose their lives. Driving at night is another issue. The number of buses that cause accidents is because of over-speeding and driving at night. That was the case in the recent accident in Kisii. I think schools should plan that when children are supposed to travel for school programmes, they should be able to travel during the day. It should be early enough and not the last minute rush. The last minute rush is because of lack of resources; either the school does not have resources to hire buses or if they have buses, they do not have fuel. So, they are looking for money at the last minute and, sometimes, they call Members of Parliament asking for fuel and they get here late. So, if planning can be done earlier, we can address the speed limit. Another issue is the condition of the roads. Our roads even in towns are terrible. There are places where you cannot pass and in the process of trying to meander around to 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."
}