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    "id": 667466,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kubai Iringo",
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
        "slug": "cyprian-kubai-iringo"
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    "content": "damaged and the driver does not run the risk of causing an accident. Let them put up proper road signs for bumps to be identified. In the same vein, there is influx of boda boda or motorcycles. There are so many of them in the country at this time. They have become a mode of transport, especially in the rural areas and villages. The trouble is that policemen have closed their eyes to the way those motorcycles are used. We have accidents every day. We are burying our children every day because the motorcycles are driven by very young people. The motorcycles carry many people and luggage. Unfortunately, our roads were only designed for one vehicle to pass another. We did not have lanes like in the western world, where they have lanes for riders, pedestrians and drivers. The authorities should look into modernizing our roads to cope with the influx of motorcycles. We should have a lane for motorcycles because they are mostly hit by vehicles since they ride on the same lane and drive at a very slow speed. A speeding vehicle will always knock those people accidentally. Therefore, the structure of our roads should be done in a way that will accommodate all. Bus stops have been quietly neglected by those people who construct and repair roads. The road from Meru to Maua was recently repaired. Whereas the road had very good shoulders and bus stops, whoever repaired the road only repaired the two lanes which vehicles use. The other section which should have also been repaired was not done. That is where we get those briefcase contractors who are in a hurry to earn money. You then hear that people are looking for the Chinese to construct our roads, instead of our own people. Let us get proper engineers through the authorities to construct our roads and give accreditation to serious people who are ready to properly construct our roads. Through the authorities and surveyors, we will save a lot of money and those serious business people will benefit. Kenyans should benefit in their own country, instead of taking our resources to other people. With that, because of lack of time, I beg to support the Bill."
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