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    "id": 835982,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/835982/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to join my honourable colleagues in sending my condolences to the people who were affected, on the behalf of Marsabit County and my own family. It is unfortunate that we lost 56 lives at once. The most unfortunate bit is that we did not only lose the grownups, but also young children; innocent lives. There was a time when we discussed about school going children who lost their lives and we were all very bitter. We were mourning together with the families. Today, again we are mourning together with our fellow citizens. It has become our tradition to always talk after something has happened. The Government always reacts and we all send our condolences to the families and promise to support them. It is unfortunate because none of us can understand what those families are going through. In the last ten months, it has clearly been said that we have already lost 2,345 people. As we approach December, our prayer is that we do not lose more lives. However, it is also our tradition that around that time, we lose a lot of lives. It is our prayer that the Government and the responsible people will take necessary actions in order to stop the deaths on the roads. Many people blame the police because of the bribes they take and the mess they always put us in. We have always complained, but what actions are we taking against the police? If the Kshs50 that they are given will cost us the lives of 56 Kenyans, that is a big loss. Something must be done so that we can overcome this challenge that we always talk about. The World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked Kenya as one of the worst countries when it comes to road safety. It is just because of what keeps on happening. Every day, we lose our people. At that same spot, I read somewhere that we have lost over 100 lives. Today, we have lost 50. Nobody knows how many more will be lost for us to take action. Something must seriously happen. We urge the county to take the responsibility because when this happens, it affects a county. We also urge the national Government to support the bereaved families. What we are doing is not enough. Many families are going through a lot of pain. They need a lot of counselling and support, especially where a family lost six of their beloved ones. It is a very painful experience. All Kenyans must come out and see how we can extend our support to the bereaved families, so that they can be counseled and supported. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the famous Michuki rules must be reinstated. They helped us to curb road carnage in this country. However, we have forgotten them within a very short time. Today, even the passengers do not use the safety belts. It is high time we embraced those rules and implement them to the letter. Again, yesterday, we lost two teachers. As a nation ---"
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