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    "id": 1055541,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. May I also take this opportunity to congratulate the Chair of the Committee for the good report he has given. I have only two comments to make. One, boda boda is a very useful means of transport and very important for this country. It is important that boda boda operators are regulated as everybody else. Licensing is very important. However, I have noticed, particularly in the City of Nairobi, that the operators do not seem to be actually bound by road rules. I have noticed that they disobey the rules as police officers watch. My fear is that unless we take action now, it will reach a point when it will be very difficult to regulate them effectively and there will be a mass movement against regulation because the lawlessness has been left to go on for a long time. We should support the operators and license them, but also ensure that they adhere to traffic rules. Two, the Committee could consider visiting Vietnam where boda boda operates very well. It may be a very useful benchmarking. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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