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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for those comments. Indeed, in terms of the issue of driving licenses for public service vehicles, every driver of a public service vehicle is obligated to obtain a special license on an annual basis to ensure that they are still eligible to drive a public service vehicle. We are even going one step further in terms of review, and we would be proposing to this House to even have annual tests for people who are driving the public service vehicles. The important thing to note is that as a country, the main causes of our accidents are poor road conditions. About four per cent are attributable to road conditions, which the Ministry of Roads is working on. About 11 per cent is attributable to the conditions of the vehicles, which, again, the Vehicle Inspectorate is working on. The balance which is 85 per cent is attributable to human behaviour. I believe this is where we all need to take up the responsibility and create the necessary awareness and sensitization, so that people stop killing our people on the roads because of our behaviour. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in terms of investigation, it is going on very well. I indicated that the police will then be charging the driver, who would have been found to be culpable in this case, and indeed, on all the accidents that are taking place. It is very unfortunate that we are losing people on our roads when we should not, especially with the good roads that we now have. I believe we, as a House, can do something to sensitize our people. OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT POSITION ON TJRC"
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