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    "speaker_name": "Sen, Khaniri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 171,
        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for the opportunity. I rise with a heavy heart. From the onset, I want to say that on my own behalf, my family and the people of Vihiga County, I want to convey my deepest condolences to the affected families who lost their loved ones. I also take this opportunity to wish those who are recovering in Mwingi Level 4 Hospital and KNH a quick recovery. Mr. speaker, Sir, this was an extremely sad incident affecting the most vulnerable; that is our children. We lost very promising lives. I watched news last night and the children who had taken the trip, if what we watched on the news is anything to go by, must have been the brightest of the pupils in that school. So, we have lost very brilliant promising lives in this accident that happened Saturday night. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this culture that we, as a country, have developed of waiting for a disaster to happen, then we start to lament and point fingers must come to an end. We must be proactive and take action. For example, on this particular issue, there was a Government policy that no public buses will be allowed to travel at night. School buses are part of public transport. What happened to the enforcers of this particular policy? It is so sad that we always wait for something to happen then we start lamenting and pointing fingers when we could have corrected it before it occurred. I urge the Government to ensure that the culprits are brought to book. Anybody who caused this to happen, either through omission or commission must pay for it. Secondly, the Government must stand with the families that have lost their children and those that are admitted in hospital to help them meet those expenses. I wish those in hospital a quick recovery and inform their parents that we are praying for them and we hope that God will give them the strength to endure this terrible loss. We pray that the same Almighty God will rest the souls of the young pupils in eternal peace."
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