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    "id": 583631,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omondi",
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        "legal_name": "Godliver Nanjira Omondi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this very important Motion. First, I want to thank the Mover of the Motion who is also my Vice Chairperson in the Committee on Health. I join my fellow Senators who have congratulated her for working tirelessly and showing that we are young leaders that need to work extra ordinary. We should lead by example so that we can bring the change that we want to be seen in this country. The issue of traffic is of concern. I have been hearing the issue of traffic jam in Nairobi since the time I was very young and when I did not know where Nairobi was. It has been a culture that the traffic menace in Nairobi is as usual every time. It is time to join hands, think outside the box and work towards achieving a permanent solution regarding the possible ways that can help our country to change the way the issue of traffic in Nairobi has been perceived. I cannot forget to mention something on areas where Kenyans get a lot of wastages; my colleagues have been talking about wastage in fuel. When we talk about fuel, we need also to talk about time management because a lot of time is wasted. I want to agree with Sen. Sang that, indeed, when I come from Western I better calculate my time to enter the CBD at around 10.00 p.m. If you leave western very early and arrive in Nairobi at around six in the evening, you are likely to enter your House at around nine or ten midnight. You would have wasted a lot of time. We also look at wear and tear, whereby we are always using and holding emergency brakes because of the congestions and causing the road users a lot of money in terms of wear and tear. It is also a health hazard because most of these people use Air Conditioners (AC) because they stay in the traffic for more than three hours, with the windscreens locked. They must use AC for them to survive for the long periods that they are on traffic. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this Motion by saying that we should think outside the box and have plan B on what can be done. This is going to be a relief to persons with disabilities whom are the people that I represent in this House. They also 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."
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