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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Today's Motion concerns the discharge of the Public Transport (Motorcycle Regulation) Bill, (Senate Bill No. 38 of 2023), which is now being officially withdrawn from the House. This Bill is sponsored by the Senator for Kakamega, Dr. Boniface Khalwale. I have gone through it and while some clauses in the Bill are offensive and may have warranted the Senator’s decision to withdraw it, it is unfortunate, as the Bill contained several provisions that would have greatly benefited that sector. Hon. Temporary Speaker, before I debate the merits or demerits of the debate, there was a Presidential Decree that was made in 2023 requiring training fees for bodaboda riders to be Ksh2,500. I have checked and there are programmes that are being undertaken by the Automobile Association of Kenya (AA), by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the National Youth Service (NYS), that reduce the cost of that particular training to around Ksh750. However, those particular programmes remain a mirage because there is not enough publicity on them, even to our constituents. For you to acquire a licence to ride a bodaboda, you need to have a provisional driving licence that you apply at a cost of Ksh650, a test application fee of Ksh1,050 and a licence endorsement of Ksh600. I checked a few of the training colleges in the country and they charge between Ksh5,000 and Ksh10,000. For a skillset that is very important to the people at the 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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