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    "id": 492191,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/492191/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "awareness. The first point is creating awareness on the use of protective gear. They must use reflectors, helmets and make sure that their passengers are also protected in case of an accident. This is the area where we need to create awareness because most of the accidents are becoming fatal as a result of not using protective gear. The other thing we need to educate the public on is the need to have an insurance cover. If they do not have an insurance cover, then it becomes very tricky when a life is lost. This is an area we need to make sure that the riders and passengers are educated about. The other point is that they should ensure they carry the right number of passengers. As you drive around, you will see some of them carrying even five passengers. In addition to those five passengers, there are small babies and bags. So you will find one motor cycle carrying about seven people. By design, the way it is manufactured, I do not think the capacity of that motor is supposed to carry seven people. So, automatically, when you have seven on board, it means that there is a high chance of being involved in an accident. We need to educate them so that they carry one or two passengers despite the fact that they are making money, so that we can also protect Kenyans. The other point is the issue of saving. Most of those boda boda riders are living from hand to mouth on a daily basis. All the money that they make during the day is spent in the evening in local bars or wherever they go and, in the morning, they have nothing. So, we need to train them in the art of saving; that they are making some money and so they need to save. The issue of forming some cooperative societies for them is very important, so that they can save. With time, they can graduate from being riders to drivers of cars and that can help them."
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