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    "id": 767987,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murgor",
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        "legal_name": "James Kipkosgei Murgor",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this very important debate. This Motion on emergency service lanes is long overdue. I would like to thank Hon. Melly for bringing this Motion. I have the experience of two towns, Nairobi and Eldoret, my hometown. What we see, particularly when there is a snarl-up, we have ambulances trying to find a way of getting to hospitals. And I wonder sometimes if a patient is in that ambulance and he is bleeding or has had a heart attack, for example, will this person really reach there? So this Motion has come at the right time. And we should actually expedite it such that it is put in place as soon as possible. You will find buildings being burnt down because ambulances cannot reach the areas as soon as they are required. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the only thing which I think this Motion will face is basically the question of implementation. Let us not cheat ourselves. We have had many Motions passed in this House and they have not been implemented up to now. I urge Hon. Melly to bring a Bill so that this thing is brought to fruition. Quoting Hon. Wamalwa on the question of discipline, I see the challenge which this Motion is going to face if it is going to be implemented. It is the question of: Are we really disciplined enough? Matatus will use the same lane. Somebody talked about Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) putting up sirens. Probably, I am sure some of the Members here may start using those lanes. It will be really unfair to use them because that is not what they were meant for. So, I would like to end there. I support this Motion with all the amendments."
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