Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 912901,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/912901/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 261,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mohamed Mohamud",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13506,
        "legal_name": "Mohamud Sheikh Mohammed",
        "slug": "mohamud-sheikh-mohammed"
    },
    "content": "Motion. This is a very important Motion for our children, our generation and our country. The reality is that child safety is an important thing in our country. Road safety is an issue that has not been looked into considerably. The main reason is that the laws that govern road safety have not been enacted properly. Road safety in schools is the precursor for training our future generations on issues to do with their safety and survival. Once this is included in the school curriculum, children will be well aware of their safety so that they can take care of themselves. The WHO observes that nearly 3,000 to 13,000 lives are lost to road carnage in this country. Majority of these occur because of issues to do with road safety and observing rules. The 13,000 lives lost are mainly through issues of pedestrians, motorcyclists and people walking along the road paths. What makes me wonder is that road signs are quite peculiar to this country. Why do I use the term peculiar? It is peculiar because in other parts of the world, road signage is clearly seen, but in this country that seems not to be the case. Although we are not zebras, the terminology zebra crossing has been used in many parts of this country. It is ideally a crossing lane. The crossing lanes that used to be called zebra crossing are hardly recognised by motorists when they are driving. That calls for immediate action to ensure that any driver who does not abide by that rule for the safety of society should be reprimanded. Their licenses should be suspended, cancelled or put into question so that people can understand that laws must be observed."
}