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    "id": 1444140,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "This Bill must also emphasize on county enforcement units because this goes hand in hand with the operations of street vendors. Street vendors do business within county government structures. Officers who deal with them on a day-to-day basis are law enforcement officers of county governments. This Bill must mention something on the preparedness and training of law enforcement officers, so that they can work hand in hand with street vendors. The reason we cannot allow street vendors to be harassed is because they take a majority of businesses in our urban centres. There must be an aspect of promotion of e- commerce in this Bill because there is so much that street vendors can gain from doing business on those platforms. Young people look forward to getting employment once they are through with university. Before that, a number of them engage in businesses. Therefore, e-commerce is critical in this Bill. I would like the Mover of the Bill to consider incorporating it, that it is the responsibility of both the two levels of Government, that is county and national, to encourage e-commerce amongst street vendors, something I know they are already doing. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support that there should be designated areas and that street vendors need some organisation by the Government. That will bring order in doing business. I also support the fact that street vendors must be a priority for both county and national governments. The Street Vendors Bill should be supported by all of us. We should pass this Bill and ensure that it is implemented. Other than street vendors, I have mentioned boda boda as another category of business people who must be supported. We should not ignore these two groups of business enterprises because of the numbers. In some villages out there, mine included,"
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