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    "id": 510136,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Kibunguchy",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 294,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Wamalwa Kibunguchy",
        "slug": "enoch-kibunguchy"
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    "content": "I am saying this because it is very important. This Bill really touches my heart directly because we have lost so many children and a number have been maimed in these markets. As one of the amendments, we would like these restrictions around schools and hospitals to be equally applied around market places so that we have very clear signs, Zebra crossings, and very clear bumps on the roads. Secondly, as my colleagues have said, it is extremely important that our school buses should have one colour and they should not travel at night. I think it is extremely important. That is something that we need to emphasise because most of the drivers in these buses are fairly reckless. Like I said initially, children will always be children. Whenever they are in these buses they will enjoy that excitement of speed and to them it is a joy when buses overtake other vehicles. They do not know that this speed that thrills is the speed that kills. So, school buses should not travel at night. Secondly, we have a lot of problems with boda boda riders in this country. Most of them hardly get any training. One of the things that we need to do in this House is to make it mandatory to have boda boda riders undergo training. I think it is there in the Traffic Act but it is never adhered to, that boda boda riders just like any other people driving on our roads should be properly trained. They should be licensed, dress appropriately in reflective jackets and helmets et cetera. Finally, as we try to make sure that our children are safe and all of us are safe in our roads, we should not forget to pay tribute to the late Michuki and I will always remember him. He is the one leader in this country who brought sanity on our roads when he came up with the so-called ‘Michuki rules’. That is something that has helped us. It has helped reduce accidents on our roads. Therefore, I will take this special time to pay tribute to the late hon. Michuki for the good work that he did and urge the other people who have come after him to follow his example. I know others who came immediately after him floundered a bit but I think Engineer Kamau is trying to do his best to make sure that our roads are safe yet again. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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