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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tobiko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The Statement by Sen. Keroche Tabitha, almost disrupted the flow of the Bill and thoughts on this important Bill we were discussing, but I still thank you for this opportunity. I congratulate Sen. Okenyuri for this beautiful piece of legislation. This would be one of the most important and relevant pieces of legislation that has come on the Floor of the House and is also relevant to our counties. It is also relevant to our daily lives in this country. In our country, you will realize that it is only a small percentage of people who are in formal employment. A majority of Kenyans are hustling for a living and are vending in our cities, counties and towns. Therefore, this legislation will bring sanity and order into the lives of many people who are vending for a livelihood. It will also entrench the rights of those in the informal trading. Further, it helps to organize and plan properly how public space is used in our towns. Sometimes, you sympathize with both the vendors and those not vending because there is a lot of disorder and one cannot move at certain times of the day in our towns. It is good to use the places you know best. There are streets in Kitengela that even if the roads have been done, they are almost impassable because of street vending. This legislation is proposing creation of vending zones for these people, where there will be restricted space for vending for certain hours. That way, there will be order in our lives and towns. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is also good to dignify this way of livelihood because every person who is vending is a parent with a family to take care of. At the end of the day, whatever you do for a livelihood, whether as a house help, street vendor, Member of Parliament (MP) or whatever position you occupy in society, the most important thing is to have dignity and respect in your job. Your customers should respect you. The counties issuing the regulations should also respect and give you an enabling environment to work. Therefore, I take this Bill to be very important. Planning brings order, whether in personal life, business, politics or leadership. Everything needs order and planning. When we get designated zones for street vending, such that when you go to Kitengela or Rongai, you know the street to get clothes, foodstuffs, electricals or any other product you may be looking for, it will bring order and ease of movement in our towns. In towns like Nairobi, you will sometimes find the city askaris mishandling these good people who are our parents, brothers and sisters working for a livelihood. If they do not do street vending, then they will have other ways of earning a living, which could be The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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