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"content": "When it comes to revenue generation, this country needs money to generate enough revenue to support both recurrent and development expenditures. Motorcycles, being affordable and being the majority in terms of what we have as means of transport, particularly for the informal sector, the government is able to collect taxes as the sales of petrol have increased. There are very many motorcycles in the country. The amount of fuel they consume is substantial. This generates revenue for this country. Hon. Temporary Speaker, one important recommendation that could be integrated in this Report is to ensure that the riders are well trained. We need to train them properly about traffic rules and ensure that they observe the rules. At the same time, we should ensure that they put on safety gear to minimise any sustainable injuries when motorcycles get involved in accidents. When it comes to motorcycles crowding our cities, we need to ensure that when we construct roads, we factor in tracks for use by the riders. This will ensure that our roads get to the level of roads in first world countries, which have tracks that are dedicated to motorcycles. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we are in a technological world. If we embrace app-based registration and use of motorcycle, we will align our country with the exponential digital or technology age. That way, we will be supporting the Government in terms of what it is doing about wi-fi. We have wi-fi spots…"
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"content": " Hon. Basil, how many more minutes do you need to conclude?"
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I emphasise on embracing technology. Leaders in this country talk about the building digital super highways and establishing wi-fi hotspots. These hotspots can only be put to proper use not only by people who do online writing, but also by bodaboda riders. Anybody can request for motorcycle service through the app-based system. Recognising app-based bodaboda riding will support the Government agenda on establishment of a digital super highway. It will also put us on the same path, in terms of technology, with the rest of the world. We have seen what Uber is doing. They have generated employment for many young people who were looking for jobs. 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": "With those few remarks, I support."
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"content": " Next is Senior Counsel Stephen Mogaka, the Member for West Mugirango."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. May I, ex post facto, recognise and welcome the students of Kisii High School to this House. I wish them journey mercies on your behalf, Hon. Temporary Speaker, and on behalf of the entire House. Kisii High School is one of the premier schools in that region. It is only my Kibirigo Boys High School that competes with them. I was launching the bursaries at Kibirigo Boys High School yesterday. The number of As they posted are enviable. I will be inviting the Principal, Mr. Clement Nyang'ai, to bring the students who performed well here. Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me now contribute on the Motion. I support the Motion, which is on protection of bodaboda riders, or recognition of the motorbike industry in this Republic. If there is one informal employer that puts money into the pockets of young persons, it is the bodaboda sector. I do not know what we would be doing with our army of youths if a majority of them were not engaged in bodaboda sector. In my constituency, through provision of bursaries, I will be giving out scholarships for training of bodaboda riders to ensure that they ride safely. The training will ensure that riders have basic first aid skills to enable them attend to their passengers in case of an accident. They will also be equipped with some basic auto repair skills to ensure that as they ride on the roads, they are able to self-help. We know that bodaboda is perhaps the only mode of transport that takes a passenger from door to door. In terms of convenience, therefore, the bodaboda sector is the most convenient. When I go round in my constituency, in Miruka, Metobo, Egesieri, Nyamaiya, Nyamira, Konate, Sironga, Mubamba, Mosobeti, Nyapara Ibere and Kebirigo stages, I usually see a swarm of bodaboda riders ready to onboard any passenger to any destination. They are very affordable. In one of my visits to China, I noticed that the Chinese have upped their bodaboda industry. Their bodaboda motorcycles are solar-propelled and not petrol-propelled. They are environment friendly, cost-efficient and more cost-friendly to the users. With our CBC programme and the reality that bodaboda is with us now, it is important that the Education Committee considers including in our curriculum basic training for our children on bodaboda riding, management and repair, so that students can use bodaboda transport to and from school. It will be extremely convenient. Above all, we need to introduce a scheme in this country to equip those who want to own bodaboda to achieve their dreams. We need to consider what the African Retail Traders (ART) were doing with higher purchase for virtually everything, including furniture. How I wish that we can come up with a plan akin to the ART model, to enable people to own bodaboda motorcycles through higher purchase. The Shylocks and other financiers in this country are ripping off people who are in need of commercial loans to buy bodaboda. With those few remarks, I support and thank you extremely for giving me a chance to speak. Thank you."
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