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    "id": 510088,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Iringo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1574,
        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
        "slug": "cyprian-kubai-iringo"
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    "content": "Correctly said, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. We also have to address the issue of boda bodas or piki pikis . The piki piki or boda boda menace has come as a storm in this country. It is also a very good mode of transport which is ferrying people from the interior because of the poor roads in our country. We have very many poor roads in our country. Those boda bodas usually pick children from their homes to main roads so that school buses can pick them. Because the boda boda person wants to make as many trips as possible and carry as many children as possible, you find even a child sitting on the fuel tank and the other four at the back and their bags on their backs. They sit precariously on that boda boda as they rush to the bus stage where they will take a bus. Sadly, that bus will also try to carry as many children as possible so that it does not come back a second time. So, we are endangering the lives of our children from the moment they leave the house until they get to the classroom. So, this law should address that. Even if we want to minimize costs and ferry as many people as possible, we should take care of life. We should take care of the lives of our children. Our roads were designed for few vehicles which were there in those days. Today, the traffic on our roads is quite high and if you want to go to some places, you will find that getting to a certain market is a nightmare. I will give an example of Ngurubani in Mwea where you will find donkey carts, motorbikes and people walking. Driving along that road especially during the rush hours or during the day becomes very difficult. Our roads should be designed so that, at least, we can accommodate donkey or cow-pulled carts. Our roads should be designed in a way that we have lanes for piki pikis or bodabodas. Of late, the current models we have, have small engines. They are overloaded and therefore, they ride at a snail’s speed or even at 40 kilometers per hour. If a vehicle drives at 100 kilometers per hour, and that motorbike is riding slowly on the road, chances of having that motorbike hit somebody are very high. Chances are very high for an accident to occur. We need to have rules that the piki pikis or boda bodas should be riding on the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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