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    "id": 820420,
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    "speaker_name": "August 7, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 22 Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to pass my condolences, on behalf of my family and the people of Kisii County, to the people of Kitui County for the untimely death of very young and dedicated future leaders of our nation. I watched that clip last night and it was a painful moment when we walk through the motion of the parents who have lost their young ones in that accident without any notification at all. In fact, as I sat there, as a professional, I almost wondered about the amount of psychological trauma that the teachers, parents and the community must have gone through. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it quite obvious that the road is a major trunk road connecting many counties all the way up to Mombasa. When I was the Minister for Health, such a situation arose when we found out that the Nakuru-Kericho-Kisii-Terumo Road experienced many traffic accidents leading to loss of many lives. We then made a conscious decision to create a trauma referral centre at Kericho Hospital and also at Kisii Hospital. Therefore, I expect that the Ministry of Health, together with County Government of Kitui, will now erect one of the state of the art hospitals at Mwingi or wherever the Level Four hospital is; upgrade it to Level Five and, if possible, to Level Six. This is because we can see that whereas this was just one accident, we expect many more accidents – God forbid – happening along that road. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we now need to take proactive action against these kinds of vices. In addition, we need to advice our teachers and students that when they go for a retreat to whichever place, they should consider the time of travel. Travelling long distances leads to mental fatigue, natural wear and tear at any given level for both the driver and the passengers. For them to be replenished, they should measure the time when they are able to travel and when they are not able to travel. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to dwell on this matter, but this is a matter that now requires national attention. I expected that at the time when the national Government---"
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