{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=332","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=330","results":[{"id":3301,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/3301/?format=json","text_counter":146,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kimunya","speaker_title":"The Minister for Transport","speaker":{"id":174,"legal_name":"Amos Muhinga Kimunya","slug":"amos-kimunya"},"content":" Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the information I have is that we were requested about 600,000. I am also aware that there has been an increase in the sale and registration of high capacity public service vehicles which are currently creating additional employment opportunities for the youth in our country more both at the assembly plant as well as on the roads. (c) I have no intention of considering rescinding this decision because it was arrived at by the stakeholders and we are convinced that the passengers and the industry players can benefit from it."},{"id":3302,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/3302/?format=json","text_counter":147,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kabogo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":162,"legal_name":"William Kabogo Gitau","slug":"william-kabogo"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a situation where a Government is out to oppress its low income earners. The Minister has talked about a stakeholders’ meeting at the Bomas of Kenya. Could he tell this House how the stakeholders were picked? The information we have is that the Ministry, under the leadership of Mr. Kimunya, handpicked people who would come and hit a dead nail to the 14-seater, Marutis and Proboxes in this country. Could he confirm how these people were handpicked?"},{"id":3303,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/3303/?format=json","text_counter":148,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kimunya","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":174,"legal_name":"Amos Muhinga Kimunya","slug":"amos-kimunya"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the attendance to the stakeholders’ conference was widely publicized and was attended by all the registered transport associations including all the various matatu branches from across the entire country and was co-ordinated not just by the Ministry of Transport but through the National Road and Safety Council which includes the matatu owners, bus owners, matatu drivers and operators who all sit within that National Roads Safety Council because I have included everyone in that and organized to ensure that it was an all inclusive meeting bringing together all the players within the transport sector in Kenya. It has representation from every district in Kenya."},{"id":3304,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/3304/?format=json","text_counter":149,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Mwiru","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":107,"legal_name":"Alex Muthengi Mburi Mwiru","slug":"alex-mwiru"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister had indicated that one of the reasons of phasing out the 14-seater matatu was to decongest our roads. Could he indicate how many man hours are today lost after deregistration of 14-seater vis-à-vis what we were losing on our roads before that directive?"},{"id":3305,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/3305/?format=json","text_counter":150,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kimunya","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":174,"legal_name":"Amos Muhinga Kimunya","slug":"amos-kimunya"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we stopped registration of any new 14-seater vehicles in preferences for higher occupancy vehicles. This means that for every 14-seater vehicle that would have come on the road to carry 42 passengers, we now have one vehicle instead of three vehicles."},{"id":3306,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/3306/?format=json","text_counter":151,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kimunya","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":174,"legal_name":"Amos Muhinga Kimunya","slug":"amos-kimunya"},"content":"Pure mathematics tells us that last year when we had no any new 14-seater coming on board, the number of vehicles on our roads has reduced. We have only seen big vehicles coming on road. Every space occupied by one vehicle is released for other road users."},{"id":3307,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/3307/?format=json","text_counter":152,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kabago","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":162,"legal_name":"William Kabogo Gitau","slug":"william-kabogo"},"content":"On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."},{"id":3308,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/3308/?format=json","text_counter":153,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Imanyara","speaker_title":"The Temporary Deputy Speaker","speaker":{"id":22,"legal_name":"Gitobu Imanyara","slug":"gitobu-imanyara"},"content":" Mr. Kabogo, please, do not deny other hon. Members the opportunity to raise---"},{"id":3309,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/3309/?format=json","text_counter":154,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Several hon. Members stood up in their places)"},{"id":3310,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/3310/?format=json","text_counter":155,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Imanyara","speaker_title":"The Temporary Deputy Speaker","speaker":{"id":22,"legal_name":"Gitobu Imanyara","slug":"gitobu-imanyara"},"content":"Order! Members, you cannot stand up all and expect me to address all of you. Mr. Kabogo, I hope it is a point of order!"}]}