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    "id": 801412,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to raise a few issues on Sen. Khaniri’s Statement. I am humbled. First, I commend Sen. Khaniri for persistently talking about this issue and being keen about serving the people of Vihiga County. By the way, the people of Vihiga County should know that they have strong representation in this House. Sen. Khaniri talked about the Lunyerere Road in the last Parliament and nothing was done. However, he is still insisting on it until something is done. He is doing something that is commendable and, therefore, the Government needs to take action. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are talking about people dying and a place being a black-spot, so we cannot take it for granted. If people are dying on the road in this Republic, there is need for the Government to intervene with speed and ensure that there are no black spots. Lunyerere Road serves the Kisumu/Kakamega Highway and it is a busy road. Therefore, we want our people to be economically empowered. There is no way the residents of Vihiga are going to avoid using that road because they have to earn living and they want to be economically empowered. Economical empowerment is among the Big Four Agenda that we want to achieve in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, students and children also use Lunyerere Road and are, therefore, vulnerable. As such, there is need to intervene with speed. I want to thank the late Hon. Michuki for what he implemented before he died. May his soul rest in peace. What he did will be remembered by all Kenyans. I remember a long time ago when I was going home for vacation, sometimes we would even stand in the Kenya Bus because there were no seats. We would stand all the way from Nairobi to Kakamega, but because of the sanity he brought on the roads of this country, there is no way you can travel to Kakamega while standing in a matatu or in a bus. You will travel in comfort because of what Hon. Michuki did. May God rest his soul in peace. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are talking about overloading of vehicles. We should not take this issue for granted and the police need to do something about it. When there is an incident of overloading, the police need to ensure that the drivers and conductors are culpable. When Senators bring issues to this House, we are not joking about them. We have been elected to serve the people of this country. We have a commitment to serve the people of this country. Therefore, when we bring issues or Statements, they are taken for granted because they are not implemented. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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