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    "id": 1446275,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to also support this Bill, the Public Transport Motorcycle Regulations Bill, 2023 by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. From the onset, this Bill is very timely. The boda boda sector is now the leading employer of our youth. Almost everywhere in this country, you will find so many youths who are jobless engaging in this kind of trade because it is the only thing they can do now that there is unemployment crisis in this country. Although we appreciate that the boda boda industry has employed our youth, there are several challenges. There are challenges in how these young people are paid because more than 80 per cent of boda boda riders do not own those motorcycles. Other people, probably the teachers in the village or Members of Parliament (MPs) like me, own them. The riders only do the job of riding the motorcycles. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also appreciate that some unscrupulous individuals have come up with companies to try milk the youth. In my debate on this, I encourage the owner of this Bill, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, to also bring up that issue. We have a number of companies, which pretend to be giving loans to the boda boda riders, but a few months before completion of those loans, you will find the motorcycle being taken away when a rider has completed nearly 80 per cent of the payment. That has been a major problem. I have sat in this House when Sen. Cherarkey brought this matter. It is a big problem. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also have to appreciate that a number of our youth have been killed through accidents of these motorcycles. Some have been injured, including their passengers. In our various counties, we have attended many funerals from"
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