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    "speaker_name": "Mathioya, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Edwin Gichuki",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. At the outset, I want to support this Amendment Bill by Hon. King’ara. Indeed, the bodaboda sector is very important in this country. Currently, as per the statistics we have, there are 1.8 million registered bodaboda riders. Their contribution to the economy is Ksh1.5 billion per day. This translates to Ksh45 billion per month and a whooping Ksh550 billion per year. That is the contribution to the GDP. This demonstrates the importance of this sector. Why are we supporting these amendments? Definitely, there is a problem and every Member in this House knows there is one. There is total madness in the bodaboda industry. When our young men and women join bodaboda, sometimes, it is like a death sentence. Either they are shot by police, involved in an accident, or their motorcycles are stolen. At that time, you find that they lose their lives and so, we need to regulate that sector. I have looked at the amendment Bill by Hon. King’ara and he recommends registration of boda boda riders at the county level. We know very well that NTSA is not efficient in the management of what they currently do. If this role of registering boda boda riders is taken by the counties, I think they will be more efficient than being left to the NTSA. I ask myself if this House feels that this industry is properly regulated, would you encourage your son or your daughter to join it? I know the answer from many Members is no, because there is a problem. There is a lacuna somewhere and this is what this Amendment Bill is trying to cure. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the other issue, according to the Amendment Bill by the Hon. Member, is the issuance of badges to bodaboda and tuktuk drivers. You know, if you go out there and take an Uber or Bolt, you are very confident the vehicle has insurance and the driver has a license. But when you take a bodaboda, you are not sure. You do not know whether the 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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