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    "id": 787999,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/787999/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Didmus Mutua",
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        "legal_name": "Didmus Wekesa Barasa Mutua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support this Petition and urge the Committee to look more deeply into why we have increased road carnage on our roads. The problem is not that drivers are careless. In developed countries, when a road accident occurs, the police investigate the root cause of the accident. They do an analysis and come up with findings which are used to improve the curriculum for training drivers. Today in this country, the curriculum used to train drivers is on traffic laws only. The syllabus is not conclusive in terms of turning one into a driver who is wary of the issue of safety on our roads. It does not enable them observe the very basic safety precautions while driving on the Kenyan roads. We need to develop a culture where once we have an accident, we must produce a report that will candidly explain why that accident happened and how it could have been averted. This is so that the findings in those investigation reports can be used to review the syllabus for training of drivers in this country. If we do not do that, then we will not solve the problems we have talked about. We must reach a level where we review the curriculum so that every driver with a driving licence goes back to the driving school for a refresher course. That way, drivers will observe the very basic safety precautions while driving on our roads. I support the Petition. Thank you."
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