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    "id": 1282306,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera West, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yusuf Adan",
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    "content": "As my colleagues have said, we must put in place effective legislative measures so that bodboda riders benefit. The bodaboda industry is beneficial to our economy. We should limit its negative side effects. Sometimes when bodaboda riders or owners are unable to repay their loans, they organise for their bodaboda to be stolen. I have seen it in my constituency. They take their bodaboda to neighbouring countries and claim they were stolen. Most bodaboda are uninsured. We should also include comprehensive motorcycle insurance in the legal framework for bodaboda riders. This Motion by my dear colleague needs to move forward so that we come up with a serious legislative framework to make sure that bodboda owners and riders are safe. We should also make sure that we harvest maximum benefits from the economies of scale which bodaboda enjoy. There are hundreds or thousands of bodaboda in most small towns. That means that there is a huge economy of scale which this country can benefit from. A legislative framework should be put in place. I have observed that our security forces harass bodaboda riders and loot the little that they collect. Bodaboda riders eventually become very frustrated. That practice can only be stopped by putting in place effective legislative measures. With those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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