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    "id": 647564,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/647564/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Otaalo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2171,
        "legal_name": "Raphael Milikau Otaalo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have a public Petition by the residents of Lurambi in Kakamega County on the construction of speed bumps on the Kakamega-Mumias Road due to the high prevalence of road accidents. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the residents of Lurambi Constituency in Kakamega County, draw the attention of the House to the following:- THAT, a road network is a prerequisite to rapid economic growth and poverty reduction as it influences production costs, creates employment, eases access to markets and opening up of the region for investment; THAT, the Kakamega-Mumias Road facilitates administrative and commercial activities in the region, including but not limited to transportation of agricultural raw materials to factories and finished products to neighbouring countries for export; THAT, the said road has experienced numerous tragic road accidents, especially at a place called Shibuli Market, where 10 lives were lost in the recent past as a result of speeding and careless driving by motorists; THAT, the presence of potholes and lack of speed bumps has increased the susceptibility of pedestrians to hit-and-run accidents as a result of rogue drivers taking off after maiming or killing pedestrians or destroying property; THAT, the victims of those accidents where drivers evade liability are left suffering with no recourse for compensation or substantial intervention from the Government or other relevant bodies; THAT, the problem has been compounded by rogue road contractors who are granted tenders to repair or rehabilitate roads in the region, but fail to erect speed bumps in areas with high human traffic; THAT, efforts to obtain long-term solutions to that problem have been fruitless; THAT, the matter raised in this Petition is not pending before any tribunal or court of law. 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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