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"speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose",
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I support the Adjournment Motion."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Thank you very much, Dr Pukose. Hon. Members, I give this opportunity to the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, Hon. GK."
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"speaker_name": "Ndia, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. George Kariuki",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Adjournment Motion. Indeed, we are losing very many lives on our roads because of issues that can be avoided. Drunken driving is something that can be avoided. A boda boda The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"content": "guy crashing without a helmet and hurting himself to a level where he cannot be saved, can be avoided. There are many accidents on our roads that are happening due to negligence. We have just come from an event presided over by His Excellency the President at the Kenya International Conference Centre (KICC). He was launching the National Road Safety Action Plan. He is very committed to the reduction of the number of deaths on our roads. In the last few years, we have lost an average of 4,000 Kenyans per year. We cannot allow this to continue. That is why all the Government agencies and stakeholders concerned with road safety, including Members of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, gathered to discuss this matter and see how we can help address this problem. In countries like Sweden, I am told that they only lost one-person last year and it was a crisis. The Minister had to do all that needs to be done to make sure that never happens again. In our country, I am told that currently we have over 20,000 Kenyans in hospitals having been involved in accidents. In terms of the effects on our economy, this is very grave. We need to come together as leaders and agree that this has to stop. Our young people eking a living from the boda boda business can get a living by doing things the right way. Riding recklessly on a highway is not something we should encourage. On the issue that my colleague has mentioned on road courtesy, this is something causing a lot of problems on our roads. I use Thika Superhighway every week all the way to Kirinyaga County. You could find a truck driver on this road driving at a very low speed, while his truck is on the right side of the road. This is the case and yet, the road signs are very clear that keep left unless overtaking. You see a matatu driving at a very low speed right in the middle of the road. Then on the left, there is a pickup also driving at a low speed. You are stuck behind trying to overtake them but they do not allow you, and there is nowhere you can pass. We need to emphasise on road courtesy because we cannot continue losing lives the way it is happening. We cannot continue with this trend. It is regrettable. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Thank you, Hon. Chairperson. Hon. Beatrice Kemei, the Member for Kericho County."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Kemei",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. From the outset, I support the Adjournment Motion concerned with the issue of road accidents that have become too many in this country. I want to thank the Hon. Member for bringing this Motion at this particular time. It is very sad that we are losing too many lives because of carelessness on our roads. As the Member for Kericho County, I am sad that a week ago we lost seven people. Today, one of them is being laid to rest among many others. It has not been easy for us, as leaders. We are supposed to contribute in fund raisings, console their families and even look for a way forward. We really need to come out very strongly, as legislators, and find a solution to this. I appreciate the Member who has brought this Motion. It will let the country know that we are very concerned about the accidents on our roads, and that they are very disturbing. I remember less than a year ago, a lorry rammed into a house and a young child in Grade Four was lost and up to date the mother is bedridden. It has disturbed that family. The accident somehow affected a very humble family. We have been trying to contribute money for them. Interestingly, it is also affecting people who do not have insurance. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I urge drivers in this country that if they do not care about themselves, let them care about the passengers they carry in those motor vehicles. Some of the drivers do not have Driving Licences (DL), some drive when they are drunk and others are absent minded. I urge them to remember that they are carrying people. We have lost some people in accidents. Some of the drivers need to go for refresher courses because they last drove a motor vehicle very many years or months ago. Therefore, they still need to go for a refresher course. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Kemei",
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"content": "Hon. Speaker, we should not forget that we have the boda boda riders who are also affected by these accidents. Some of them do not have a DL and have not been trained. They also need to go for training. We have also had cases of accidents between a boda boda and a matatu. Such accidents have claimed many lives. Pedestrians are also affected. Following the rules of the road is very key. Unroadworthy vehicles should be removed from the road. We have drivers who speed and the end result is terrible."
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"content": "I also ask all the road users to be careful. The state of our vehicles is also a factor that contributes to this. However, vehicles are driven by human beings. So, our human behaviour contributes to this. I would like to ask everybody else to be more careful. When we lost the university students, it was very painful. Our families are affected. Therefore today, as I stand here, I send my message of condolence to the many families that lost their loved ones. I would also like to ask all the people in this country to be careful as the Government also plays its part. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity."
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"content": "(Hon (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Hon. Fatuma Masito, the Member for Kwale County. In her absence, I give this chance to Hon. Gisairo, the Member for Kitutu Masaba."
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"speaker_name": "Kitutu Masaba, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Clive Gisairo",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this Adjournment Motion by Hon. Nabulindo. Hon. Temporary Speaker, road accidents have become a daily occurrence in this nation, taking away the lives of our loved ones and innocent Kenyans. Those lives could be preserved if the accidents could be avoided. We need to ask ourselves, where did the Michuki rules go? We also need to ask ourselves if we make rule for a season so that once whoever initiates the rules is out of office it becomes business as usual. While the Mchuki rules were in play, we had law and order on the roads and we had sanity on the roads. This is because people saw that the Government was taking its business on ensuring safety on our roads serious. Our responsibility is to urge the Ministry of Roads and Transport and leaders to ensure that we go back and re-assess what was done right during the Michuki time, and what needs to be brought back and implemented. The biggest cause of accidents on our roads is either the poor designs or if a road is properly designed, the implementation of the design during construction. In Kenya today, very few roads are properly marked. The other day I was listening to the Cabinet Secretary for Roads on television and he admitted that road marking is not on our major roads. We do not need to go far because right here in the City of Nairobi, most of the roads are not marked. When it rains and it is dark, it is very hard for even an experienced driver to know when he is within his lanes. I love driving. Every year, I ensure that I drive from Kenya to South Africa. The most dangerous parts I find myself driving in are in Kenya. When you drive in Tanzania, you get the comfort because the roads are properly marked and wide enough. The boda boda riders have their side of the road. In Kenya, we compete for the road with the truck drivers, buses, saloon cars, boda bodas, donkeys and animals grazing by the roadside. Road marking and design needs to be taken seriously. If the Government says it is the driver who is reckless, then let it tell us how come we have very few accidents on the expressway if any. That is because the design of the road and the marking is proper. Thika Road has significantly few accidents because of its designs. The moment we leave those two roads, it is God for you. You are not sure whether you will make it, however careful a driver you are. Someone will take you out. Lastly, we have some good law enforcers on our roads but a majority when they are on those roads to them, is a speed venture. Those with speed cameras are there to trap you and collect money. Our law enforcers need to be trained that their work is to ensure that traffic rules are followed so that we are able to save lives. If we do not do this, it will continue being a discussion while we bury our loving Kenyans who could be productive to the economy of this nation. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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