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    "content": "or anywhere else. We must learn to save our time if we want this country to move forward. One of the things I have been told by motorcyclists, especially in Mbita Town, is that they are being harassed by the police on the issue of insurance of motorcycles and the clothing that they wear. I want to laud Mr. Midiwo again, for providing it legally that there must be specific uniforms that people wear for motorcycles. Many of people have lost their lives as a consequence of motorcycle accidents. This is because many people in the rural areas prefer them as the fast and quickest means of transport. Nonetheless, the catch is that most of these people do not have money. They cannot afford to get the licenses, insurance and so on. Therefore, this has been an area for the police to extort money from young people who cannot even afford driving licenses because they learn the driving on the job. Therefore, while I applaud what is being suggested, I also want to request for a subsequent amendment to the CDF Act; that provision be made for provision of money under the bursary for these young motorcyclists to be given money to go to driving schools. We also need to find a way of dealing with licenses and insurances for these people because they cannot afford it. So, I do not know whether this affects other areas of the country, but in Mbita, almost every day I am called upon to bail out a young man who has been thrown in the cells because they did not have a licence or insurance or the right gadget. It is laudable, but given the poverty levels, let us also look at realistic ways to deal with this issue. Finally, I congratulate Mr. Midiwo and urge that we should even enhance the sentences further. This is because in this country we think that when people do wrong we really should be humoring them and praying for them and asking God to save them. Let the Lord save you after we have also punished you by the law. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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