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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ekomwa",
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        "legal_name": "James Lomenen Ekomwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy for this opportunity. First and foremost, I want to send a message of condolences on behalf of the people of Turkana South to the families that lost their beloved ones in road accidents on our roads. Recently we lost 23 people or more along Nginyang–Kapedo Road. Almost all those people were my relatives. I am really affected. I support my colleague who has brought this adjournment Motion. My plea goes to the President of this nation, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. As he prepares to appoint Cabinet Secretaries, he should be aware of the issue of rampant road accidents. He needs to appoint someone who is very committed. We need someone who can play his role the way the late Hon. Michuki did. What he did is known by every Kenyan. During his time, there were few road accidents in this nation. It was because of strict enforcement of traffic rules on our roads. If we enforce law, we will minimise these accidents. For example, if the law is not enforced, corruption will continue. There is the issue of overloading and over-speeding. If we do not have people who can enforce strict law, that misbehavior will continue. If we put in place a responsible Departmental Committee on Transport and a responsible Cabinet Secretary, I assure you that these accidents will be mitigated and minimised. It is also good to ensure that our roads are functional and are in a good condition. Remember what happened in Kapedo. It is because of two things that the accident occurred: one is poor roads. The condition of the road from Nginyang' through Kapedo to Lokori is very poor. Two, there are no enough vehicles because of insecurity. So, you will only find one vehicle and everybody will want to use it because it is a security vehicle. Public vehicles cannot be used. For us to minimise road accidents, we have to ensure that our citizens access more roads. The roads that are so busy like the Nakuru-Eldoret-Lodwar must be maintained in good condition at all times. People travelling in a vehicle are from different backgrounds. Why do we allow a simple driver who is drunk on chang’aa of Kshs10 to kill 100 people? With alcohol of Kshs10 you could easily endanger the lives of very important Kenyans. That is negligence. That is lack of commitment in what we do. So for the rules that we set here, we need a CS who is responsible. We need a person responsible to be in charge of the transport department, who will ensure whatever we have said here will be put into action. I thank you and I support Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi for this important Motion. May God bless you."
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