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    "id": 1425008,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
        "slug": "bonny-khalwale"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the issue of training both passengers and riders is a serious matter in this country. Many hospitals across the country have been forced to designate a particular ward purely for boda boda accident victims. When you go there, you will find the unfortunate young people who sustained these injuries hanging there, either limp up or neck put in plaster and all manner of things. This is where the law is going. To organize the boda boda industry, we must provide specifications for the registration of motorcycle riders. I propose that no person shall use a motorcycle for commercial purposes in the county unless that person is registered in accordance with this law. If a person wishes to operate a motorcycle for commercial purposes in a county, I propose that person should be registered by the board. An application for registration shall be made to the board in a prescribed form and shall be accompanied by a prescribed fee. The board shall issue thereafter a certificate of registration compliance to the applicant after it is satisfied that the motorcycle meets the requirements prescribed under this law. I hope that the certificate of registration shall be renewed annually upon payment of a prescribed fee. I would like members of the boda boda industry to appreciate the fact that it is better to have a board, which understands the economic dynamics of Kakamega and prescribes a fee that is reasonable to operators in Kakamega County than one in Vihiga, Busia, Kitale, and Bungoma counties, In this law, once you are recognized by one county, there is cross-border recognition, so that you do not have to go to another county to get further registration. Once you are recognized in one county, then you can operate in the other. If, for example, Nairobi being a City, the licensing for registration is more expensive than in Kajiado County, which is nearby, then a boda boda rider is free to go and register in Kajiado County and is free to ride into Nairobi because there will be cross-border recognition."
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