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"speaker_name": "Ruaraka, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. TJ Kajwang’",
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"content": "So, we were in a position to advise these people that this is an open economy, that they should do their business well and start their start-ups. However, we must set a minimum mark- up to protect our young Kenyans in this sub-sector. The recommendations, which you will find at the end of Chapter Four, are as follows: (1) THAT, the Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport, and Public Works should review the regulations and submit revised regulations incorporating three- wheelers, two-wheelers - motorcycles, e-bikes, bicycles - and pedestrians to the National Assembly within 90 days of the adoption of this Report. The revised regulations should also address the issue of pricing formula and dispute resolution mechanism. (2) THAT, the Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport, and Public Works must ensure that a regulatory impact assessment is conducted. This has been missing. A regulatory impact assessment informs the policy of drafting the regulations and should be completed within 90 days of the adoption of this Report, and submit a report on the assessment to the National Assembly. (3) THAT, the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy should develop draft regulations to guide the operations on digital courier services in Kenya, especially the delivery of food items. These regulations should be forwarded to the National Assembly within 90 days of the adoption of this Report for consideration. The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) regulates courier activities. You cannot wake up and start a courier activity without registering with the CAK. (4) THAT, the Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport, and Public Works should establish a team consisting of representatives from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), transport network companies, and the petitioners to deliberate on a fair, transparent, and equitable pricing policy for all players, particularly the end user and the customer. Recognising that this is an open economy, we will not micromanage or guide on pricing. (5) THAT, the Data Protection Commissioner should develop a draft policy or draft regulations on data minimisation to guide the operations of digital taxi and e- hailing transport and digital delivery services and enhance the safety of riders and passengers. The policy or regulations should be submitted to the National Assembly within 60 days of the adoption of this Report. (6) THAT, the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Roads should ensure that transport network companies operating in Kenya establish a presence in the country. These are big foreign conglomerates, but they must enforce the Companies Act. The Companies Act envisages a situation in which, if the directors or owners of a company are foreign, then they must also get local directors to operate within the country. (7) THAT, to enhance accountability, the transport network companies should file bi-annual returns to the transport authority detailing the discounts. Those are the promos that I was talking about and compensation to drivers due to discounts and promotions extended to customers. I suppose this will be captured in the regulations that will be filed in the House. (8) THAT, the Director-General of the National Telephone Cooperative Association (NTCA) and the Data Protection Authority should strengthen licensing requirements for transport network companies to enhance safety and operational The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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