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    "id": 881892,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/881892/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Alego-Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Onunga Atandi",
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    "content": "operate like they are a law unto themselves. Even if there is a stage where they are supposed to pick and drop passengers, they ignore it and stop wherever they want. They inconvenience other motorists and make life in the cities very difficult. It is important for us to address that issue and ensure that it is working. Our counties are in charge of managing transport operations in the cities. Some of our county governments are failing us. For instance, here in Nairobi, I hold the view that we do not have a strong leadership. That is the reason why we are unable to fix some of the challenges in the county. Recently, there were attempts to illegalise the entry of matatus into the city. There was a crisis until leaders made noise and the proposal was dropped. The proposal was brought forth without proper consultation and thinking. There was not sufficient brain work applied on it. As I summarise, let us be an open economy. Let us be a free market economy. If we will be a free market economy on one side and on the other side we try to tie up certain sectors, overall performance of the economy will suffer. I support the Motion with those reservations."
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