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    "id": 1162416,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1162416/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.47(1), I rise to make a Statement on an unfortunate incident that occurred on Friday, 4th March, 2022 along Wangari Maathai Road in Nairobi City County. The video recording of that incident was widely circulated via social media on Monday, 7th March, 2022. A middle-aged lady was sexually harassed and assaulted by a mob of rogue boda boda riders for allegedly knocking one of them in an accident. It is sad that the riders took the matter into their own hands in total disregard of the law and assaulted the lady in broad daylight. This impunity has become the norm in many areas of our society and many Kenyans have fallen victim to rogue elements within the boda boda industry. When I say rogue elements, it is not all of them. Some riders have become a law unto themselves; they flaunt traffic rules, they go round roundabouts anticlockwise, ride on pedestrian walkways, and others have become accomplices in robberies. Madam Temporary Speaker, this impunity is unacceptable and we vehemently condemn these criminal acts. In as much as it has employed many young people, we must ensure that this industry operates under the law. The law enforcement agencies must not allow rogue elements within the industry to continue spoiling the name for others who are trying to eke an honest living and jeopardise the livelihoods of thousands of others who depend on this work."
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