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    "id": 895255,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/895255/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "The young man, the driver talked to me until he shed tears. He lamented about the conditions under which they work, the paltry income that they get, the molestation and terror they get from financial institutions that finance their vehicles. What the distinguished Senator has not addressed and what the Committee Chair should deal with is; who are the local accomplices of Uber, because Uber did not just walk into Kenya. The money that is earned from Uber at the expense of these slaving drivers goes to Uber International and some local accomplices. Those are the slave drivers. This Senate must rise to the occasion and protect our people. Out of desperation and because of the hopeless situation of employment in the country, people pick and jump on anything, and eventually end up suffering immensely. Recently, I was in the United States of America (USA) with Sen. Dullo and somebody else and we met a young man from Elgeyo Marakwet who is settled in the USA. He was driving a taxi and he told me that he sends home up to USD15 to USD20 every three weeks yet we are here talking of people earning Kshs5,000 to Kshs8,000 a month after leaving everything else to drive an Uber. This Senate must set standards and drive out slave drivers from our employment market."
}