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    "id": 895380,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/895380/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "operators are seen as criminals. They are chased everywhere yet we are saying the rate of crime is going up. Today, if somebody rides a boda boda into this town, they are arrested and asked to bring Kshs30,000 to get it out. What are we talking about? I have just spoken about the issue of Uber drivers in this country. I have been to the US, I have used Uber, and other applications in London, and even when you receipt you see the tax that has gone to the Government. We are not getting a shilling but immediately you get into cab, 25 per cent of whatever you pay will go to the Netherlands. We must change that. These drivers are not sleeping. They work more than 12 hours a day and we are asking ourselves, why are accidents going up? You cannot have a minimum base fee of Kshs150. I gave an example the other day. Mheshimiwa Mwaura knows the Thika Road Mall (TRM) very well. He lives around that side. If you take an Uber from TRM to the United States International University (USIU) as a student, five of you will get inside there, you will pay Kshs50 each because it is Kshs200 or so. What happens to the person riding a boda boda whose charge is Kshs150? Even after charging you that, they cannot afford to service those loans – 2,500 Uber taxis were auctioned. Those who went to take them also still put them into taxi business. We will not allow that exploitation. Even if the drivers are listening, we will not let go of this issue. We have a competition authority in this country. There must be minimum rates that take care of both the consumer and the business person. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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