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    "id": 583605,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/583605/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kittony",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13110,
        "legal_name": "Zipporah Jepchirchir Kittony",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Motion reads:- THAT, AWARE that traffic congestion in Nairobi Metropolitan Region is increasingly becoming worse leading to increased costs, longer travel times, constrained economic productivity and adverse health and environmental externalities; CONCERNED that the economic cost of the congestion is estimated to be Kshs1 billion annually on account of wasted man-hours and wasted fuel due to vehicular queuing; APPRECIATING the government’s effort in mitigating the problem by expanding infrastructure and initiating other interventions such as installation of traffic lights in the Central Business District; The Senate now calls upon the Government to consider formulating additional policy interventions to mitigate the problem by:- 1. Enacting legislation to allow only high capacity public transport to operate in the city; and 2. Creating regulations to:- a) Require all deliveries to business premises to be done at night; b) Require construction on roads that are in use to be done at night; c) Reroute heavy commercial vehicles to use the bypasses. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, having said that, it is clear because we have witnessed and seen what really happens in the city, especially at peak hours when people want to go home. It is getting more worrying, especially when you want to reach home after working late. For security reasons, it is worrying when cars are piled up in the streets because you do not know what will happen next. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}