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    "id": 783656,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/783656/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Mohamud",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 392,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Mohamud Sirat",
        "slug": "mohamed-sirat"
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    "content": "Nairobi is not exceptional from such kind of challenges. In Kenya, it costs the taxpayer nearly KShs58 million shillings per day. It is also estimated that overall, Kshs38 billion is lost due to traffic and Nairobi takes the highest share. Nairobi traffic is also choking the society and, indeed, affecting the health of the community that lives around Nairobi. This Bill will help streamline the Nairobi traffic challenges and ensure not only economic savings, but also the health and safety of our people. The clogged road network deters investors and growth and the development of our society. The challenge may double in the coming years, especially in 2030. It is also important to note that to achieve the Vision 2030 in terms of infrastructure and roads, this Bill deserves support. For our national growth, we need to understand that our infrastructural network, especially roads, needs to be cared for. Therefore, this Bill will be one of the important elements that will ensure that that really happens. The law on Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority will enhance the work of the Nairobi authorities and help them streamline the challenges and the issues that we face. In this day and age, development-conscious societies always streamline the process and the plans that they make for their cities. Nairobi is an exceptional city. It is an important city globally, to this country and to East Africa. Because of that, I support this Bill and urge my colleagues to support it."
}