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    "content": "I give my heartfelt condolences to the families that lost their loved ones through the road accident. Let me also wish quick recovery to the survivors who are hospitalised. I give my condolences and those of the people of Kitui West to the families who lost their loved ones through abrupt death. Statistics show that in a year, in Kenya, we lose around 3,000 people in road accidents although the World Health Organisation (WHO) gives us statistics at 12,000 per year. These are very many people. This means that our transport system is wanting. We should do something to our transport system so that we can reduce deaths… (technical hitch ) Most developed countries have smart transport systems. I urge our Government, through our legislation, to make sure that the transport system in our country is improved so that we can avoid accidents. We have been told that the driver moved all the way to Kakamega and back and he was going the second time. That means that there are no rules in our transport system. Even the owner of the bus, who has contracted the driver, has no mercy on the lives of people. How can you have one driver going all the way and then you expect him to go back even at their age? That is very bad. Our drivers should go for refresher courses. This will be done if the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development has rules for drivers to have refresher courses on our drivers. We should also have age limits on our drivers so that some of the abrupt deaths can be avoided. Of late, we have noticed that after buses are involved in accidents, their roofs get ripped off. What does this mean? It means that the structural strength of the buses, which are operating The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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