6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
You were not here before me. However, you are a junior. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to speak. This is not a university where…
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
How foolish are you?
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Are you mad?
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion brought by Hon. Didmus Barasa and I want to thank him. In this country, there has been a huge problem in the transport sector. So, we need to take control, as Parliament, because we are the ones who make laws in this country.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
M atatu touts have taken control of the transport sector as if we do not have a Government. History speaks for itself. Many Members are referring to the late Hon. Michuki when he was the Minister for Transport. Indeed, he performed and did his work in every Ministry he went to. The Cabinet Secretary for Transport should learn from the Michuki rules. He brought the rules on wearing safety belts, but after he died, everything went haywire because there was no control of the transport sector.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Other Cabinet Secretaries took over from him like the present Cabinet Secretary. However, many mistakes are being committed by matatu owners and drivers. Sometimes, they change their routes as they wish. The PWDs are not taken care of in this country compared to other countries that we have visited. For example, I visited USA and when using public transport, after getting your ticket, the driver takes you to your designated destination without The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
any disturbance. Therefore, we need to learn from other countries and copy certain things from the countries we have visited, so that we can make this country attractive.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
The transport sector is very important to this country because we cannot all afford to buy or use private vehicles. With the infrastructure that we have in this country, some roads have not been improved since 1963. We have the example of the Central Business District where roads have not been improved because of buildings. The architects who were there thought maybe it would remain the same without considering increase in population. So, we need to construct many by-passes to allow matatus to move smoothly in this country. The rules should also be changed and matatus should follow them and ...
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
drivers and touts. We need to have proper control of the public transport sector so that even visitors can enjoy their stay in our country.
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