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    "id": 1547294,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547294/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Yatta, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Basil",
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    "content": "When it comes to revenue generation, this country needs money to generate enough revenue to support both recurrent and development expenditures. Motorcycles, being affordable and being the majority in terms of what we have as means of transport, particularly for the informal sector, the government is able to collect taxes as the sales of petrol have increased. There are very many motorcycles in the country. The amount of fuel they consume is substantial. This generates revenue for this country. Hon. Temporary Speaker, one important recommendation that could be integrated in this Report is to ensure that the riders are well trained. We need to train them properly about traffic rules and ensure that they observe the rules. At the same time, we should ensure that they put on safety gear to minimise any sustainable injuries when motorcycles get involved in accidents. When it comes to motorcycles crowding our cities, we need to ensure that when we construct roads, we factor in tracks for use by the riders. This will ensure that our roads get to the level of roads in first world countries, which have tracks that are dedicated to motorcycles. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we are in a technological world. If we embrace app-based registration and use of motorcycle, we will align our country with the exponential digital or technology age. That way, we will be supporting the Government in terms of what it is doing about wi-fi. We have wi-fi spots…"
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