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    "content": "On 27th March, 2014, the Member of Parliament for Embakasi West, hon. George Theuri, requested for a Ministerial Statement regarding the alleged directive by the Inspector General of Police to stop boda boda operations after 6.30 p.m. within Nairobi City. The Member particularly sought to be informed on:- (i) When the Government intended to lift the ban. (ii) The measures the Government is taking to ensure that every citizen is secure to operate his or her business, including the said motorbike operators. I wish to state as follows:- Contrary to the Member’s allegation, it is not true that the Inspector-General of Police has banned motorcycles from operating within the Nairobi City. However, sometimes in early February, the Inspector-General noted an increase in the number of crimes and accidents attributed to boda bodas operators in Nairobi. Based on that trend, he proposed amendment to the Traffic Act, Cap.403, to ban their operations during the hours of the night within the City. Between August, 2013 and January, 2014, the following accidents and crimes involving boda boda operations were reported to have occurred during the night and day within the City. The total number of accidents that have occurred, either fatal, serious or slight were 76. Out of those 76 accidents, 37 are blamed on motorcycles, 17 on pedestrians and 10 on motor vehicles. It is, therefore, on the above premise that the Inspector-General of Police has proposed an amendment to the Traffic Act to ban boda boda operations at night. The amendment has not been effected and, therefore, it is not in force. (ii) The Government has taken the following measures to enhance security in the country and thus provide a conducive environment for thriving of business:- (a) Recruitment of more than 7,000 police officers in January, 2013 and the recruitment of another 10,000 more officers later this year. (b) Intensification of patrols and surveillance by the security agencies. (c) Enhance intelligence gathering and sharing of information. (d) Rolling out of community policing under the Nyumba Kumi Initiative. (e ) Awareness and sensitization campaigns to deter citizens from engaging in crime."
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