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    "id": 881939,
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    "speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Peters Owino",
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    "content": "I think that is the first step to make. The second is about stages and routes. Routes were established in 1972. The common people in Eastlands, Jericho, Jerusalem, Makongeni, Kaloleni and other areas had Route 7 which was connecting them to hospitals in the city. Number 34 was going to either Kenyatta Hospital or the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. So, the routes are there. What we need to redo is to extend them to the new estates that have come up. We cannot wait to deal with this chaos. People are suffering. In fact, commuters are travelling stressed. If you go to the medical circles, you will find them presenting themselves with diseases that are not medically recognised in terms of symptoms, for example, headaches and pains that you cannot even explain. When you give your money, first you are not sure whether your change will be given back to you. That means that anxiety levels go up. When you are asked to double the money which you have given as fare, that amounts to another stress. All that happens despite there being Government regulations. That is unacceptable. We have a problem in implementing policies. Even in our own Committee on Implementation, we always claim that these Motions are just shelved but I think enforcement of laws is only in the books. We have to be very serious on this one. Even if we import the metro buses, still the common man will not have any relief. The reason these prices must be regulated as early as yesterday is that transportation is business but is more of an enabler of other businesses. Babu Owino got it right. If you increase food transportation, prices in the restaurants will go up. Let us treat this sector which is going bananas as an enabler to our economic development. If we want to grow the economy of this country, we should control these prices. In other countries, fares to all the stages are posted. Some have been regulated by cards, which are paid for per month, per quarter and so on. We are over 55 years in terms of independence. There is no reason we cannot do that. I support this Motion. Members, let us support this Motion. If implemented, it will protect our people from the frequent fare hikes. Thank you."
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