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    "id": 1547267,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547267/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Limuru, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Eng.) John Kiragu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. It is very important because it addresses key issues that affect bodaboda riders. The riders are seeking legal recognition. This is a thriving industry but for some unknown reasons, it was omitted when we were recognising others in the same business. Bodaboda operators deliver various items, including food. One of the key things that have come out in the Petition is that there is a mix-up as to whether the bodaboda operators are independent contractors providing transport service or they are employees of the transport network companies. There are times when riders are given prices that include discounts given by the network companies to clients. If the operators are employees, then they should be protected as such. This unfair treatment is what the petitioners are asking us to address. Another problem is that even if you wanted to reach out to the transport network companies, they do not have local contacts. There is no local telephone number that you can call. You are forced to call overseas if you need to complain. This is something we need to look into end ensure that nobody is allowed to transact business in this country with an unregistered entity. The petitioners called for various regulations and it is important that we help them to ensure that the industry is properly regulated, recognised and, above all, the digital data of the service providers is protected. If that data lands in the hands of the wrong people, it may become a security problem for the people in that sector."
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