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    "content": "went to Kiambu and Thika in Central Province and saw boda bodas there. We can say today that almost everywhere in Kenya, we have boda bodas . The subsector has grown and taken on board very many young people. In Trans Nzoia alone, we tried to count and establish how many they are; the last head count showed that we had close to 20,000 young people from all over Trans Nzoia who were trying to earn a living from this boda boda business. When you look at what they make in a day, you will be surprised that it is actually a huge industry. If it is properly regulated and we have a policy for it, it can contribute quite a lot to the economy. If you have 20,000 young people out there, each making about Kshs500 a day, that will be quite an amount of money. If you were to multiply this in every town--- I know in a place like Kisumu, there are more than 20,000. You will realize that if we had close to one million young Kenyans all over the country doing this business and making this kind of money in a day, they will actually contribute a lot to our economy. But most importantly, looking at the rate of unemployment, this industry absorbs many young people. Therefore, the Government should focus on this area and find out what it could do. If it were to just regulate the subsector properly and have a legal framework and policy for guiding it, it will work to the benefit of the nation. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will find as they have grown in numbers, they have become a menace to society. If you go to Kitale District Hospital, you will find an entire ward of women with broken limbs and little children who have been injured by the boda boda motor bikes. I was surprised to find out that if you go to any town in Kakamega, you will find a ward where there are a lot of people who have been injured by the boda boda motor bikes. I was surprised to hear from Mr. Koech that even in Kericho, there is a boda boda ward named after the victims of the"
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