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    "id": 801431,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka",
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        "legal_name": "Boniface Mutinda Kabaka",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to support by brother, Sen. Khaniri. I sympathise with what is happening along that road. I want to give my comments in form of solutions to this challenge that will go a long way to ameliorate the problem of accidents in the country. I have five points:- (1) Traffic campaigns awareness should be enhanced or revisited in all parts of the country, especially along major super highways and other active roads. (2) There should be strict adherence to traffic laws, especially the Traffic Act and the Highway Code. These laws should be revisited to introduce punitive sanctions. (3) The traffic police have become so corrupt. It is obvious that any time you drive on any of the roads or highways, you will see them taking money from motorists. I implore upon he Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) special anti-corruption unit to accelerate their investigation role by policing and arresting the corrupt police officers on duty as they have done. (4) The fuel levy tax collected by the national Government should be effectively used to repair the potholes or areas that are damaged due to the rains over the last one month. (5) Lastly, in this country we know that most people – some are seated here - are notorious drivers. Therefore, it is high time that intensive and continuous training of all drivers in the country, especially those who drive Public Service Vehicles (PSV) was enhanced. If these remedies, among others, are followed to the letter, a lot of lives will be saved in areas marked as black spots. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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