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    "id": 912896,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/912896/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Shamalla Jennifer",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion and congratulate Hon. Osoro. If you look at what is going on in this Republic, the recklessness on the roads is staggering. It is only in Kenya where you will see somebody attempting to cross a four-lane highway and there is a bridge that has been provided. I wonder if this is just sheer rebellion or madness. I have no idea. It could also be lack of education and lack of understanding. Actually, you need to be educated to cross a road. I remember when I was growing up, we were taught to look right, look left, and look right again and then cross. Along with the Motion, we should think out of the box and have other noble ideas especially with regard to the amendments of the Traffic Act. In other countries, the traffic police officers actually wear body cameras. Perhaps, this is the way we may go. I say this because increasing fines has not been a deterrent. I remember the Traffic Act says that, if you pass or curve through a petrol station, the fines will be Kshs500,000. We continue to see people passing through petrol stations and nobody is fined. I do not have the evidence, but I suspect it is the bribes that get higher. The other thing which we must try to understand as a people or as a House is the rage and the stress that we see and observe on the roads. One wonders. Kenyans are generally known as extremely polite people, especially in the hospitality industry. I am sure when tourists come to this country they wonder whether the people they see on the roads are the same people they meet in the hospitality industry. What is the cause for this? I really believe that this must be addressed holistically with the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) for students. The private sector must also play its role. The media must also play its role. Just before the 9.00 O’clock news or earlier, especially for children on Saturday afternoons, let us have some sort of civic education on crossing the road and following traffic rules and regulations. I think the two go hand in hand; a curriculum for the youth and also an understanding of this rage and stress on the roads. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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