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    "content": "As a form of transport, it is quite handy in terms of saving time. Some rural areas are inaccessible using other means of transport but motorcycles will reach everywhere. The motorcycle industry has opened up the rural areas. As we speak, farmers benefit from this industry because they are able to access areas that are far and muddy using motorcycles. This industry ensures farmers can reach main roads and sell their products and even open up the areas to the outside world. Madam Temporary Speaker, this industry needs to be protected and guarded. There are so many youth in Nairobi City County, towns and rural areas that rely on motorcycles for a livelihood. Any nation would want to ensure that its youth are employed. It is very clear that when youth are not productive, they will end up doing things that are counterproductive. Sometimes because of idleness, they will end up in drugs. We do not want to go there as a country. If we protect our youth and make them productive through the motorcycle industry, we are good to go as a country. There is need to see how well we can step in as the Senate and ensure the motorcycle industry is protected. Madam Temporary Speaker, some years back, whenever I visited my own parents where I was born, I would get tired from walking for many kilometers. I would walk for one hour from the main stage to where my parents lived because vehicles could not reach there. However, right now, motorcycles are just a phone call away. If I use a motorcycle it will take me less than 10 minutes to reach there. Therefore, motorcycles are timely and are just a phone call away. Apart from that, they are pocket friendly because their fuel consumption is not high. This makes them an affordable mode of transport for the common mwananchi. We are here to represent the people of this country, especially the common man. Therefore, we have to put mechanisms in place to ensure that they are safe whenever they use motorcycles as a mode of transport. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are times when we have road accidents as a result of overloading. For example, you will find one motorcycle carrying the mother, father, and about three children in between. In the event of an accident, you rest assured that the whole family will perish. Madam Temporary Speaker, we need to protect the motorcycle industry and the lives of Kenyans. Therefore, there is need for capacity building. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) needs to work with the county governments to ensure that there is capacity building and people are sensitized on safety measures with regard to motorcycling. This is because we want the motorcycle industry to thrive and ensure that motorcyclists are aware of safety measures. There is also need to regulate the motorcycles industry so that it works for Kenyans. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to second this Motion, which needs to go to the next level so that there is a policy in place to address the motorcycling industry at all levels."
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