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    "id": 949339,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, these street vendors normally sell food in areas that look very unhygienic. With regulation, we will be able to ensure that food is sold in hygienic conditions. Part III of this Bill actually speaks to this issue, where there will be demarcation of various zones, where these vendors will be allowed to sell their wares. In other words, this will reduce conflict. We have had a lot of conflicts because of the fact that there is no legal framework to ensure that demarcation is put in place.Once we have demarcation, these people will sell in fairly good areas. Madam Temporary Speaker, while we are talking about these street vendors, they have faced a lot of challenges. Earlier on, I said that sometimes they even sell food in places where it can be contaminated. In Nairobi City County in particular, they are chased along streets and many of their wares are taken away. At one time I witnessed a case where in the course of running, one of them was knocked down. Without proper regulation, the same vendors expose their lives to danger. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have also had cases where the street vendors are relocated to areas where there are no customers. We know that street vending does very well in areas where we have customers, such as bus stations and on the streets. That is why they are referred to as “street vendors.” In Bomet County, where I come from, we still have a lot of conflicts that have not been resolved up to today. The street vendors were relocated to an area where they hardly sell their wares. As the county governments provide areas where street vendors can sell their wares, we advise them to construct sheds in strategic places, where they are assured of selling. 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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