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    "id": 771227,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/771227/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "lies in erecting flyovers, so be it. If it lies in creating a diversion, so be it. We are requesting this House to move with speed and form the committee responsible for transport so that it can look into this matter and ensure that we have clear ways of resolving this issue. The work of the committee should not be limited to the Sachang’wan-Salgaa stretch. We also lost lives in Bungoma. Recently, we lost the life of the Governor of Nyeri County, and nothing has been done. Where are the traffic police? Where is the NTSA? We need to know the cause of all these accidents. We are losing young Kenyans. We are losing the leaders of tomorrow. About the issue of trucks, the Government should move with speed to re-introduce cargo trains so that we minimise the number of trucks on our roads. Many accidents are caused by truckers who driving long distances because they have targets. They are required do specific number of trips for businesspeople to maximise profits at the expense of lives. The traffic police must do random checks, particularly on truckers. Some of them are very sleepy. They dose off while driving. This has been mainly the cause of accidents by truckers. They drive for long distances. Some of them ferry goods from Mombasa and take them across the borders of our country. That is why they drive long distances. The police must conduct road checks and ensure that each truck driver has a co-driver so that one drives as the other one rests. The police should institute such checks to ensure that accidents are minimised. There must be random checks to remove un-roadworthy vehicles from our roads. During the Christmas season, everybody puts his car on the road even if a car is un- roadworthy. Vehicle service cards should be scrutinised to establish when vehicles were last serviced. This has something to do with corruption. Police officers take bribes instead of implementing the rules. Lives are being lost because of poor enforcement of the law, and because of corruption perpetuated by traffic police officers. The police officers who are rich are those serving in the Traffic Police Department. We have seen these instances. In terms of enforcement, even the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) must move in to check the quality of inspections. If a car is un-roadworthy, it should not be allowed to be on the road. It is very unfortunate. The Jubilee Government…"
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