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"content": " Thank you very much. Next is the Vice-Chair of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs, Hon. Dido Raso."
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker for indulging me. I rise to support this very important Motion. It is said that what you experience every day becomes part of your culture. The bodaboda sector is becoming part of our culture. Out of every 10 travellers on a Kenyan road, seven are ferried by bodaboda. It is affordable, easily accessible, and it can access many places where one may want to go. The motorcycle 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": "has become a major part of the Kenyan economy and a transport lift. For the information of young men and women in this House, many years ago, motorcycles used to be owned by senior teachers, education officers or rich guys in the neighbourhoods. However, it is now the tool of choice for all. It is basically available in the streets and villages. When you drive in Kenya, the mode of transport that you cannot fail to see is bodaboda. Therefore, this Motion is timely and its intent is important. Going forward, it informs a body of important things that we must do as legislators. What is required in the bodaboda industry is order. In the olden days, it was said that matatu ni matata . It was a necessary evil mode of transport that was associated with noise, disorder and breaking of traffic rules. One honourable colleague talked about Rwanda. Actually, if you go to Rwanda, you will see how orderliness reduces accidents and so many other things that are unnecessary nuisance to the society. Another issue I want to talk about is safety. The Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health will agree with me that every second a patient comes in for treatment is a bodaboda rider or a bodaboda passenger with head injuries, fractured bones and many other serious injuries sustained from bodaboda accidents. Law and order is not observed, and so, calling them to order does not happen. We must, therefore, call a spade a spade. We must have something in place to safeguard the society's well-being and its health. To take a head injury patient to a hospital in India costs between Ksh4 million and Ksh5 million, which is not affordable. The majority of Kenyans with such injuries will die and decay in their villages. Next is the issue of pollution and climate change. Considering the number of bodaboda motorcycles that we have, the idea of local manufacturing becomes important. We must have bodaboda motorcycles that are suitable to our environment and terrain, with a carrying capacity that suites us so that they become…"
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"content": " Do you need more minutes? Give him three more minutes. You must be added time."
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"content": "I can see that some Members are concerned. Remember, these are not ordinary bodaboda motorcycles. These are bodaboda motorcycles used for e-hailing services. They are used for delivering drugs and food from eateries like Steers through Glovo and Uber Eats Apps. What are the safety regulations that we need around them? Can they be entrapped and killed? Bodaboda riders can mess up with what they are delivering. That is what we are talking about. You will have three more minutes, beginning from when I finish making my last statement."
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wanted to say something about local manufacturing. If you look at what the bodaboda riders do, it is safe to say that they are the transport option of choice. People use them to deliver food and drugs. Sometimes they act as hauliers. We should design bodaboda motorcycles, for production by our local manufacturing plants, to ensure that they meet the needs of our society. They should be able to carry a package of 20 kgs that may not be carried on an ordinary motorcycle. Let us design bodaboda motorcycles that meet the needs of the time. My colleagues have talked about pollution and climate change. As we speak, most of the industrialized nations have gone electric. Very few are using motorcycles or cars that use petrol or diesel. Our environment is most likely to be affected by climate change. If we design motorcycles that are propelled by solar, gas or other forms of renewable energy, we will be protecting our environment. Finally, I will speak on the issue of licensing and insurance. It must be compulsory for motorcycle riders to be licensed and insured. This is because they carry valuable goods for 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": "customers or individuals who might be injured in the process. This Motion proposes a very progressive law that must be enacted to meet the demand of our time. With those remarks, I support."
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"content": " Next is the Member for Suba South, Hon. Caroli Omondi."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this Motion. What we are discussing is an element of what is called the ‘gig economy,’ where individuals on a freelance basis or side hustle engage in certain activities. They are not in formal employment in the normal sense. The gig economy is a very important sector in modern economy and most of the bodaboda or e-hailing riders fall in this category due to the economic activities they undertake. I acknowledge that this is a very good effort, and I congratulate Hon. TJ Kajwang’ for bringing this matter to the attention of the House. This is a sector that employs a lot of youth, particularly university and college students. Actually, in the Western world, it is one of the sectors that offer opportunities for students to earn in order to pay their school fees and foot bills for accommodation and food. However, there are many challenges. Recently, in the United Kingdom, there was a big debate because technology companies do not want to recognise freelancers or side hustlers as workers. They were being categorised as contractors because with contractual workers, you do not have the obligation of observing employment rights. They cannot form a union or collectively bargain for their benefits, minimum wages and levels of compensation or even articulate health-related issues. When you are riding a motorcycle, there are very serious health concerns that an employer should pay attention to. They include gear, provision of health insurance, emergency attendance in case of an accident, among other issues. Many of them have been treated rather badly because they use Apps belonging to technology companies, over which they have no control. The relationship is so skewed that they can be deactivated at will without recourse or notification and it has been very difficult for many of them. In the Western world, these issues are being discussed and courts and national legislators have intervened. I think this sector will expand. Today, most deliveries are done by motorcycles but the future is drones. Soon, food delivery and a lot of other things will be delivered by drones. Now, the challenge will be the same. Individuals can buy their own drones but they will not have the technology to coordinate their movement and circulation. These technology companies will still be the keystone in that food chain. We need to pay attention and ensure that these technology companies apply the same standards in Kenya as they do in their mother countries. I think we should insist that. If Uber in Kenya is not treating its workers similar to England, then that is unacceptable. There is no difference between a university student in the University of Nairobi and the student at Oxford riding a bicycle, motorbike, or operating a drone to deliver food. I think we need to insist on universal application of standards and put a lot of effort to allow local companies also to thrive in this sector. I think all the local companies that tried to develop similar technology have been frustrated. I do not know whether it is by the telecommunication companies but for whatever reason, at some point there was local attempt in this delivery sector. Today, most of them tend to be foreign. As the legislature, we need to figure out a legal framework that facilitates local companies to enter this economic space and thrive. There are usual security issues associated with this kind of business. Many people have had problems with some delivery companies but most importantly, the legislative framework that we..."
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