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    "id": 881801,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "As Hon. Passaris, Member for Nairobi, has said, women, children and the elderly are the most affected in this case. They cannot fight for their rights. The conductors of matatus announce a certain amount of fare and some people board them. However, the moment they are inside, the fares change and it becomes a fight between the operator and the public. Every Member of this House who may have private transport, I am sure, is connected to constituents or relatives who use public means of transport. Therefore, very many Kenyans are affected by this issue. According to the Michuki Rules, all transporters were to be in a limited company, or a public company, or a SACCO. We know SACCOs have been organised. In fact, when the SACCO Regulations were made, Matatu SACCOs registered. At that time, I was serving at the Ministry of Co-operatives as a secretary. I was very much involved with the formation of SACCOs. I can state here that SACCOs are organised. They have systems of checks. In fact, they are very easy to communicate to. Transport co-operatives are very easy to deal with because they are under a ministry which has a department of co-operatives that deals with them. They can easily be communicated to. So, you can easily regulate the SACCOs. It is not so with private companies. I am sure some Members of this House are in this business. It is also not so with any other operator. Nowadays, there are Probox vans in the transport industry. There are matatus that are regularised. Even individuals who carry out business when fares are hiked and people find themselves stranded, they are at the mercy of whoever can provide transport."
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