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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "everywhere the boda bodas operate from. I see there is a mention of that. I would want to see a situation where we have lanes and this becomes an obligation of the board to ensure that we have dedicated lanes in towns for the boda bodas . You do not want boda bodas to be fighting for space with Public Service Vehicles (PSVs), private cars and human traffic. Why not designate special lanes for these riders in view of the fact that this sector can only grow or expand? An investment in making the operations better and safer, no matter its cost, is not an investment in vain. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, those are things we can create an obligation on the boards. About the boards again, the Bill is silent on the funding of the board. Where will the board get its money from? That is where the problem begins. This is because, if we leave it open- ended, these boards will start imposing fines on the riders and owners to generate their operating capital. We need a think-through because all of us in this Senate have boda boda riders and owners in our counties in their hundreds of thousands to agree on what will be the source of funding for the board, so that the boards also enjoy a level of autonomy in their operations. Going down to Clause 7 of the Bill, it says-"
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