{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=152908","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=152906","results":[{"id":1547262,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547262/?format=json","text_counter":795,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Applause)"},{"id":1547263,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547263/?format=json","text_counter":796,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Deputy Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Members, no one has pressed the intervention button. Member for Kwanza, do you want to contribute? You may proceed. Any Member who wants to contribute, please; press the intervention button."},{"id":1547264,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547264/?format=json","text_counter":797,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kwanza, FORD-K","speaker_title":"Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. I have not read the Report. This sector is one of the biggest in the economy of this country. There is a big population in the bodaboda business. As the last speaker said, we need to have headquarters for bodaboda operators so that we know how much revenue we can get from the sector for the benefit of our country. That way, we will recognise the sector so that the operators can participate positively. Secondly, given that it is a sector that provides the best service in this country, we should have regulations to guide it. As at now, the bodaboda business is conducted haphazardly. Anybody, including you and me, can become a bodaboda operator and do whatever they want. Let us have a legal framework to regulate this sector so that whoever gets The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1547265,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547265/?format=json","text_counter":798,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kwanza, FORD-K","speaker_title":"Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi","speaker":null,"content":"involved is registered and we know who they are and from where. If anything happens, we can trace the operator. When bodaboda operators cause accidents, they disappear and you cannot get them. It is only good that when somebody buys a motorcycle, they are registered so that we know where they are operating from. If anything happens, as it does every other day, we can trace the particular individual and act accordingly. It is important that we register and legalise bodaboda operations. I have been to Pakistan, where there are many bodaboda and tuktuk operators all over the place. They provide very good service. In fact, we should go to Pakistan for benchmarking to understand how the sector is managed. It is one of the best. I did not go to India but I found Pakistan very organised. They are very good in service delivery because they are registered. When somebody is supposed to deliver a parcel or food to you, you can track them because they are registered. In Kenya, bodaboda operators are not registered. If we do not register them, we will not develop our country. If we register them, the economy will move a step further. Another thing I would like to mention is security within the sector. If we do not register individuals operating in the sector, we will continue to have insecurity. There is a lot of insecurity that is associated with bodaboda operators. Thugs use bodaboda to do odd things. The best thing to do is to adopt this Report and have bodaboda operators recognised and registered for security reasons. With those few remarks, I support the Report."},{"id":1547266,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547266/?format=json","text_counter":799,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Deputy Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Member for Limuru, Hon. John Kiragu."},{"id":1547267,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547267/?format=json","text_counter":800,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Limuru, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. (Eng.) John Kiragu","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. It is very important because it addresses key issues that affect bodaboda riders. The riders are seeking legal recognition. This is a thriving industry but for some unknown reasons, it was omitted when we were recognising others in the same business. Bodaboda operators deliver various items, including food. One of the key things that have come out in the Petition is that there is a mix-up as to whether the bodaboda operators are independent contractors providing transport service or they are employees of the transport network companies. There are times when riders are given prices that include discounts given by the network companies to clients. If the operators are employees, then they should be protected as such. This unfair treatment is what the petitioners are asking us to address. Another problem is that even if you wanted to reach out to the transport network companies, they do not have local contacts. There is no local telephone number that you can call. You are forced to call overseas if you need to complain. This is something we need to look into end ensure that nobody is allowed to transact business in this country with an unregistered entity. The petitioners called for various regulations and it is important that we help them to ensure that the industry is properly regulated, recognised and, above all, the digital data of the service providers is protected. If that data lands in the hands of the wrong people, it may become a security problem for the people in that sector."},{"id":1547268,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547268/?format=json","text_counter":801,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Limuru, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. (Eng.) John Kiragu","speaker":null,"content":"We cannot ignore the petitioners. They are already contributing to the economy of this country. They are already making deliveries or providing transportation. They should not be discriminated against just because they use other modes of transport that are not major transport vehicles. I support the recommendations. The Ministry to which the Petition has been referred should do its part so that we relieve the pressure on the Bodaboda Association of Kenya."},{"id":1547269,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547269/?format=json","text_counter":802,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Deputy Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Member for Suba North, Hon. Millie Odhiambo."},{"id":1547270,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547270/?format=json","text_counter":803,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Suba North, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support the Motion. I will be very brief because I do not want to repeat what other Members have said in regard to the importance of this sector. Especially, with the current challenge of youth unemployment, we should recognise this sector. The only thing I want to add is the fact that we must re-look at our infrastructure. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1547271,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547271/?format=json","text_counter":804,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Technical hitch)"}]}