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    "id": 771264,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/771264/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murgor",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1754,
        "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 Motion of concern to many Kenyans. Road deaths in this country are reaching endemic proportions. If they go on the way they are, it will soon overtake common diseases which are the main killers such as malaria. We must ask ourselves: What is the cause? What has caused this upsurge in road deaths in this country? In my opinion, one of the main causes is indiscipline of the drivers and road users in this country. They over-speed. I remember on Monday when I was coming to Nairobi from Eldoret, I was driving at 100 kilometres per hour. There was this huge lorry which was in front of me. I was driving at 100 kilometres per hour but I could not overtake this huge lorry which means that it was being driven at more than 100 kilometres per hour. Such lorries are likely to cause accidents. We also have the issue of careless drivers who overtake carelessly and that is how we get head-on collisions. Drunk driving is also part of it. It definitely contributes to accidents in this country. We have talked of drivers’ fatigue. Can you imagine somebody driving a lorry weighing 40 or 50 tonnes from Mombasa to Kigali? He has driven for 12 or 18 hours from Mombasa to Nairobi and he has more distance to cover because he has been told that he must deliver at such a particular time and date in Kigali. Therefore, he drives while he is exhausted and that is definitely a recipe for accidents. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}