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    "id": 949331,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Hargura",
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        "legal_name": "Godana Hargura",
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    "content": "responsible for matters relating to trade will enact’. The CEC member cannot enact. He or she will have to propose to the county assembly to enact. We have to look at the way we phrase what we expect them to do by making sure that it does not have any ambiguities. Madam Temporary Speaker, Part V of the Bill gives the right and obligations of street vendors. That is important because rights are accompanied with obligations. The vendors have obligations to make sure that they conduct themselves in an orderly manner within the law. The vendors have to ensure that they take they rights of others into account. For instance, the street vendors should not block the public or obstruct other businesses in fixed premises. Further, this Bill provides flexibility because it talks of areas which can be provided for continuous vending. This Bill also proposes to have part vending areas where a particular street can be allocated for vending once in a week. Other areas have also been marked as strictly no- vending areas. This arrangement will help resolve the issue of county enforcement officers chasing the vendors around. The street vendors have been given rights to do business in the approved areas, but they also have obligations not to trespass into other areas. Currently, due to lack of legislation, the street vendors in Nairobi are always selling with one eye always looking out for the county enforcement officers because they know that they are not operating within the law. It is currently very difficult for the street vendors to even concentrate on their businesses. However, if the street vendors have a proper environment and they also follow the requirements, they will do business in an organised manner."
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