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    "speaker_name": "Karachuonyo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adipo Okuome",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me add my voice to this Motion which was brought by the Member for Teso South. I support what she has done. She is wonderful. I look at the bodaboda riders as Kenyans who deserve to live all the time God gave them in this planet. It is sad because some of them lose their lives in the course of their duty which is not their fault. Somebody with bad intention enjoys seeing them dead. The means of transport provided by the bodaboda riders is very important. It is the most used mode of transport in Kenya, as far as local travel is concerned. Most people in any area use bodaboda riders more than other means of transport. A loss of life there is a loss of many things. I want to look at the bodaboda riders in terms of their contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the economy of this nation. Their contribution is significant and, therefore, we cannot take them lightly. Because of this, they need protection so that their effort can generate more income for Kenya to develop. I appeal to the Government to take bodaboda riders seriously. Bodaboda riders can also be used to tame criminality. They can help in identifying criminals who use them to escape crime scenes. We should not use them for transport alone. They can be useful in many other ways. In my area where the police officers could not arrest a criminal, the bodaboda riders arrested him, after we appealed to them. I do not take them for granted. The other very important thing is that bodaboda riders have contributed much to the success of politicians in election. When we are campaigning, we need them. We use them to transport our people and show political strength. They are significant to politicians. That is 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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