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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mbeere North, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ruku GK",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. Bodaboda is a major sector in the Republic of Kenya. There are young men and a few women in this sector doing a good job of ensuring that they put food on their tables, take care of their families and their kids go to school. We have high level of insecurity in this sector and more so in the constituency represented by the Member. Insecurity anywhere is insecurity everywhere. This is something to be taken with a lot of seriousness to ensure this industry not only thrive, but also supports livelihoods of families in the country. We know the President is very keen in ensuring that this sector is well entrenched and the cost of running business is reduced. That is why e-mobility is a key element championed by the Kenya Kwanza Government. The investigative agencies of this country must ensure that the young people in this sector are taken care of. My constituency, the mighty Mbeere North, has quite a number of young men in this industry who are doing a tremendous job of supporting their families. When you hear a young man’s bodaboda is stolen and he is killed, this Parliament should invite the Inspector-General of Police to come and explain what he is doing to ensure there are no heinous crimes in that sector. I know this sector is extremely invaded by unscrupulous businessmen who own shylocks. When a bodaboda owner is unable to pay off or is late by a week, he pays a very high interest to the shylocks. The kind of treatment they face is extremely bad and inhuman. This House should come up with regulations or directives that businessmen in this sector should not charge the young men interest rates above those of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). The other day we saw a photograph circulating on social media of a young man being tied to the back of his bodaboda by a shylock for defaulting on a loan. We not only have insecurity, but also shylocks have invaded villages enticing unsuspecting young men, who want to work hard and support their families, with very expensive loans, and so, are unable to repay from the money they get on a day-to-day basis. 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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