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    "id": 1561806,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561806/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Teso South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mary Emaase",
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    "content": "sector is very important and contributes enormously to the economy. They are many, and must be recognised and supported. When this Bill was introduced in the Senate, there was an uproar about it. We know that a Bill or any law must be very clear and precise. In this law, there is a proposal about the weight a bodaboda can carry. As slim as I am, I weigh 70 kilogrammes. So, when we propose not more than 50 kilogrammes, how would they determine that? Would they be travelling with a weighing machine on the bodaboda ? There are certain clauses that did not augur very well, and required that the Bill be thought through and be researched more before it could be brought to the Floor of the House. A law should not destabilise any business or disadvantage the operators. I support the withdrawal. As much as we agree that there is need for regulation, because of safety and security concerns, the problem is not the bodabodas . It is as a result of the weak enforcement of the law. Corruption has culminated into impunity, accidents on our roads and insecurity. We cannot blame this on the bodabodas. I support the withdrawal. At a later date, probably, this Bill could be thought through very well and researched properly. We could have proper regulations to protect bodabodas, support them and make sure that they are secure from many crimes that we witness like"
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