Daniel Dickson Karaba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1261 to 1270 of 1622.

• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the spirit of the Motion is that it requires that we have proper urban planning. The Motion insists on the need to ensure that there is a specific lane to take care of emergency vehicles. This emergency lane can be used, for example, by the police, if they have to arrest criminals from one point to another, ambulances taking sick persons to hospitals or fire fighting vehicles. If there is a fire, we need to get The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: fire fighting vehicles moving very fast, so that they can attend to a fire. At the moment, this is lacking. Nairobi should be properly planned. Existing roads should be expanded--- view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: I agree with you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The spirit of this Motion, therefore, is asking the Government, 50 years down the line after independence, to ensure that the roads that connect Nairobi and the surrounding areas, particularly Nairobi and the airport and the Machakos area; Nairobi and Thika area; Nairobi and Waiyaki Way and Ngong Road and Lang’ata to have, at least, one lane specifically designed or set aside for emergency services. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: I have visited cities like London and Paris where I observed that there is a special lane. In France, such lanes are marked in green. Vehicles which use those lanes are the ones that I am calling the rapid response vehicles. In our city, you find that between 4.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m., the roads I mentioned earlier are so congested and jammed up with vehicles. There are times you find patients dying on their way to hospitals such as the KNH and The Nairobi Hospital. That is why in the Motion I have indicated that if there was a ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, last weekend when we had the Westgate problem, most of the patients were taken to MP Shah Hospital. Why did this happen? It was not possible to take them to The Nairobi Hospital or The Kenyatta Hospital because of the congestion which was occasioned by traffic. If the roads had emergency lanes, I am sure this would have eased that congestion. Similarly, if such roads are there, the response, particularly of police vehicles, would be very fast. The crime rates in Nairobi would also be arrested. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very difficult to move during rush hours from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Nairobi City centre or from the city centre to JKIA. I am sure several Senators have experienced this. You find that you spend longer time moving from the JKIA to the city centre than the time used to fly from Johannesburg to Nairobi or from Nairobi to Mombasa. In this case, time and fuel is wasted. About 30 per cent of the money belonging to Kenyans is used on transport costs that are occasioned by high fuel costs. The ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: I also take note that when we have State guests, they use roads at the expense of other motorists. Some roads are closed most of the time for the guests to use. But if there was a lane which was designed for this purpose, motorists would not be wasting a lot of time. The State guests would use the designated lane, which is faster and more convenient. You will find that other motorists will appreciate this arrangement. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: It is important to note that our traffic lights sometimes fail. When this happens, we are at the mercy of the traffic police officers who at times discriminately block vehicles from getting to their destinations. This delay often leads to embarrassment especially for State guests and busy people like Senators and other people flying the national flag. I want to think that if this lane is designed and made to work, it will be very easy for Senators who come late especially on Wednesday mornings to access these premises. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if that lane is established, it will not be easy for other people to divert. It will also be very easy for other systems to continue running. I am, therefore, asking Senators to support me in this issue and pass this Motion as a matter of priority so that we do not have more deaths occasioned by delays in getting to various destinations like hospitals, the police stations, and fire stations, among other places. I beg to move and ask Dr. Machage to second. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. As I reply to the Motion, it is important that Kenyans travel. What I have witnessed in this House is that people are ignorant of the facts; they do not seem to understand what the Motion is all about because they have been moving around here in Kenya, and I hope that you encourage them to be exposed. They need to go to Venezuela and see how the cable cars have eased the economy in that country; they need to go to Canada and see how the Rocky Mountains have really contributed ... view