Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 949344,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/949344/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 137,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mugo",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 85,
        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
        "slug": "beth-mugo"
    },
    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute and say a few words about this timely Bill which I fully support. I congratulate the author for it. This Bill seeks to regulate street vending and provide for the right to informal trading licensing, designation and use of public space. For too long, street vendors, hawkers and others in that trade have been viewed as people who do not have any rights. It is as if their operations are a mistake and that is why they are harassed, evicted or battled any time. This Bill is trying to cure this and give these vendors their right as citizens of Kenya. It provides for protection of their goods and use of public facilities for their businesses. They have a right just like any other Kenyan. Therefore, we need to give this trade the dignity it deserves. Madam Temporary Speaker, we all know that the informal sector is the biggest employer in this country. This is because formal employment is not adequate for all Kenyans. If it were not for this sector, there would be a big margin of poor people who cannot put food on the table for their families. This is a sector that both the national Government and county governments’ needs to protect, build, develop and make sure the trade is viable. We must continue supporting this business because street vendors have rights to engage in this business just like other Kenyans. It is a sad situation in the City of Nairobi. I am sure that it also happens in other places. However, it is worst in the cities. Therefore, we must call for retraining of city askaris in human rights. Do they fake their ignorance regarding the rights of street vendors? I support this Bill. I hope that it will change the attitude towards street vendors. Passing this Bill will not be enough. It is necessary to reeducate the county officials,"
}