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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important piece of legislation. I want to support this Bill but also fault the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure for failing to do its work and using the submissions of NTSA to conclude this Bill. That is bad. This Bill is very important and I want to agree with Hon. King’ara for thinking and coming up with this legislation. The question of regional licensing and registration of motorcycles is timely. First of all, if you have been travelling across this country, you will realise that there are some regions that do not need motorcycles. If you go to Kisumu, you will find tuk tuk which are not in Siaya. That is because they are more relevant in Kisumu than in Siaya. If you go to regions like Suba, you may not find tuk tuk but simply boda boda. The question of regional licensing needs to be explored. So, each and every region will license their tuk tuk and boda boda based on their needs. In my constituency, there are many cases of boda boda being stolen. When one is stolen in Siaya, it is taken to Busia and other far-flung counties. If you try to trace it, you will never get it. When we have a law that allows regional licensing of boda boda, if you operate in Siaya, you stick there. We will never have cases where your boda boda is stolen and being used in other regions. I think failing to take notice of some realities on the ground is not practical and I want to fault the Committee. They simply waited for the submissions by NTSA that this law is bad and they adopted it. That is not right. This House needs to adopt this amendment Bill and allow for seamless operation of boda boda and tuk tuk in regions that need them. I know you will argue that if we do regional licensing, then it will be impossible for a boda boda licensed in Nairobi to go to Siaya and etcetera . Let us be factual. Boda boda and tuk tuk are not supposed to be used for long distance transport. That should be reserved for other forms of motor vehicles. This is the reason why we should restrict them. For instance, if you operate in Meru, let them be used in Meru. Let us not 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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