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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ibrahim Saney",
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    "content": "Despite being such a huge segment of our transport system, motorcyclists end up being passive takers of prices. They are supposed to negotiate and be a force to reckon with in our market. They end up not getting prices and profits commensurate to the work they do. That way, prices are unjustifiable in regard to what they do. Out of the triangulation of these three main factors, the Committee came up with a raft of recommendations amenable to the sector’s contribution to the country. One of them is to make sure that they are recognised in law and TNCs. Hon. Deputy Speaker, regulations will help to level the playing ground for different sectors. They will ensure there are rules in place to treat every person or segment of the transport sector fairly and in a very transparent way. If this is done, the sector will blossom in a very entrepreneurial setting. Further, the amendment of the National Transport and Safety Authority (Transport Network Companies, Owners, Drivers and Passengers) Regulations, 2022 that has been recommended by the Committee attempts to regulate and provide a safety net so that the bodaboda riders get the right protection against those extreme abuses they have been facing in the past. It will also ensure that this sector is recognised and can do business in a very thriving way without being agonised or mistreated. With those few contributions, I second, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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