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    "content": "– should be charged. We cannot understand why a 70 year old man would be behind the wheel of a bus which is overloaded. To begin with, it is against the law to overload a vehicle. Secondly, driving alone at a high speed all the way from Nairobi County. If the reports are correct, he had just driven to Nairobi County and he was driving back to western Kenya. Just imagine a distance of 800 kilometres on the wheel for a 70 year old. I mean, we cannot expect that these people are secure. Why would the owner of this bus allow such a thing to happen? Why can he not employ two drivers to drive this bus, if it must be driven at the night? Was it licensed to be driven at night? We know there was such a rule, but maybe it is not applied anymore. We can make rules and laws, but unless they are properly implemented, they are not helping any one. It is about time we respected life. I hope the owner of this bus and the driver – if the driver survived – I have no idea if he did – whoever the culprits are, will be charged in a court of law for murder or manslaughter of so many people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also join in sending condolences to the counties, relatives and families where this has happened. It is a pain not only for them, but for all of us Kenyans who care for life. It is about time we all started caring for life. We also send condolences to the families of the teachers who were killed by Al"
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