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    "id": 1547275,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547275/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": "I wish to confirm that what is before the House this afternoon is a Report of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding a Petition which was brought here, seeking that we legally recognise and protect the e-hailing motorcycle riders and delivery personnel. Those people are in a forum where you can order for a rider who will make a delivery or offer transport services, including the famous Uber. It is nothing new that should worry the bodaboda riders, but it should be known that we require a legislative framework that recognises and protects all riders who get into this forum to transact business. It goes without saying that the bodaboda sector is one of the key economic sectors in the country. It forms a good percentage of our economic base in the country and, therefore, from time to time, we have to think about them. During the election campaigns, our manifesto had a chapter on people at the bottom of the pyramid, who need to be uplifted. That has not been lost because the Government continues to put in place measures to ensure that the people at the bottom of the pyramid are gradually brought up so that we have an element of parity and equity as we move towards development. This is a very important Motion. Let us adopt the Report by the Committee so that when the Committee brings the Bill for legalisation and recognition of the e-hailing riders, we do not have any problem passing it to protect riders. We will also continue examining the existing legislation that governs the bodaboda sector in the country to make it better and protect it. 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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