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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyamai",
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        "legal_name": "Rachael Kaki Nyamai",
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    "content": "riders are getting involved in sexual activities with school girls. It is important that we leaders support them in terms of ensuring that they are properly trained and that they have an insurance cover. We encourage the police to be patient with Members of Parliament, especially those who are assisting the boda boda riders. Again, we need to sensitize them on the fact that there are diseases like HIV/AIDS. Having a boda boda in a rural community elevates the rider to a higher level and some of them may be misusing that privilege. I support my colleagues who have said that there is a lot of harassment of those young men by the police. This is a source of income to the women who rely on their relatives or, perhaps, husbands who might be boda boda riders. Those people are care givers who pay school fees through that business. It is important that the police exercise patience as we try to support them. I would like to support my colleagues by saying that it is important that we have a comprehensive law, perhaps, by encouraging the sponsor of this Motion, hon. Ochieng, to go beyond this and make it a Bill. We will support it and ensure that we have proper regulations in place. The boda boda riders are being used in crime. In my constituency, where most of the areas can only be accessed through the use of boda bodas, the boda bodas are a source of insecurity. In particular, I am talking about the South Kitui Game Reserve where we are aware that criminals are transported using boda bodas . So, it is important that, that matter is taken into consideration. I appreciate the fact that CDF has been highly used. As a Member of Parliament, I have used CDF personally to support that. As we make rules, let us realize that CDF is one of the devolved funds whose impact can be seen. Within the regulations, CDF can be used as a way of channeling funds so that they can reach the boda boda riders on the ground. This is a matter that needs to be taken up by this House. We need to encourage each other on this issue of boda boda people. They need support from this House and, indeed, the Jubilee Government. I thank you for this opportunity."
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