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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chanzu",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to support this very important Motion, because it touches on a number of aspects. We are talking about the youth being the largest in terms of proportion, making over 70 per cent of our population. Once we are able to be innovative through things like this Motion by Mr. Wamalwa---. This is just one of the aspects that we need to adopt as innovations to be able to cater for the increasing number of unemployed youth. There are a few things I have observed. First of all in this debate I do not know what the hon. Member had in mind by referring to the boda bodas. This is because I have been listening, but it is as if we are discussing a much wider issue. I think that is what we should be doing. I think the Member who has just contributed seemed to be referring to bicycles only. I have heard other Members talking about motor cycles and so on. I think it should be wider than bicycles. I have seen in places like India, and even here, the tuk tukscarry people. They are even much more economical and convenient because they carry about five people. The experience I have had in my place, which should be addressed, is that this sector needs recognition by all of us. We will do that through regulation of the sector as is stated by the Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Sir, because of the sector not being recognized, there is a lot of harassment by the police. The experience I have had is that the police arrest these people. I have seen in Vihiga that they arrest these people and demand Kshs2,000 per cyclist. That is a lot of money. You find that these people get back to the Member of Parliament. They call me and if they have arrested ten of them that is Kshs20,000. This is a lot of corruption. This is the reason why the Government should move with speed and adopt this Motion and formulate it into law to govern this sector. I would also want to support the view that loaning money to these people--- In some areas, they do not take money because you force them to take money as groups. Maybe in a group they are only two or three who are focused on what they want to do. They are, therefore, forced to form groups of 20 or 10 people. We must put regulations in place for dealing with individuals rather than a group."
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