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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, a war was declared. If Members are not aware, we are at war with Al Shabaab . I think Members need to wake up and smell the coffee. It is not a picnic in Wajir and Somalia. We are at war with terror as a country. That was declared officially in the Tenth Parliament. I am sure you were in Parliament at that time. The last one was sought from the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. It is a very important matter about our young people who are in the digital hailing taxi industry working for firms such Uber, Taxify et cetera . It is a matter that has been raised in this House before. I want to thank Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. for bringing it up. We will bring the responses. However, on top of that we have discussed this, as a Committee. We will invite the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of National Treasury and the Competition Authority of Kenya, Uber, Taxify and Little Cab to come and explain to us the plight of our drivers who are suffering. Many are losing lives on the roads because they drive for more than 18 hours. Twenty-five per cent of the profit goes to foreign countries and yet our country is not earning a shilling out of it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will bring the response to the House and invite other Senators to the Committee sittings because I know this affects at least Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu where these digital hailing cabs are operating from. On top of that we have a legislative proposal by the Committee. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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