{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=152914","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=152912","results":[{"id":1547322,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547322/?format=json","text_counter":855,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Matuga, ANC","speaker_title":"Hon. Kassim Tandaza","speaker":null,"content":" Asante, Mhe. Spika wa Muda, kwa kunitunuku dakika mbili. Nilikuwa nasisitiza kwamba mara nyingi hata sisi ambao tuko Bungeni husahau kwamba kuna watu ambao wana biashara za chini. Uwezo wao sio ule wa teksi au basi za kawaida. Lakini yale majukumu ambayo wanatekeleza ni muhimu. Kipato wanachopata ni halali, kinawasimamia, na kinaongeza uchumi katika nchi hii yetu. Kwa hivyo, Hoja hii ni ya kuungwa mkono. Kamati husika ilete hizo kanuni tuzipitishe ili waendeshaji bodaboda wafanye biashara zao kwa kutambulika na kunufaika kama wengineo. Asante, Mhe. Spika wa Muda."},{"id":1547323,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547323/?format=json","text_counter":856,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" Thank you very much, Hon. Kassim Tandaza. Do I take it that there is no further interest in the Motion? We had requested that whoever wants to contribute to this Motion should press intervention but I see no request. Hon. Paul Biego, do you want to contribute to this? Please, proceed."},{"id":1547324,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547324/?format=json","text_counter":857,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Chesumei, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Paul Biego","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. My microphone was on. I do not know why I did not hear you say we press the intervention button. I rise in support of this Motion. I thank Hon. TJ Kajwang’ for it. I have read the resolutions from the Committee and I am very happy with the recommendations. This Motion is a call for legal redress, legal recognition, and protection of motorcycle riders and delivery personnel under e-hailing platforms such as Uber, Bolt and Glovo. While these technological advancements have created new opportunities for the riders, they have also introduced critical challenges, including exploitation and exposure to harsh working conditions. Therefore, I am in support of a legal framework. The riders are treated as independent contractors but are subjected to conditions that give the tech companies excessive control without the basic employment rights that should accompany those controls. So, a legal framework will be good. The riders experience challenges such as unfair pricing formulas, lopsided contracts, and arbitrary deactivation of accounts by the transport network companies. Riders are a vital part of the transport sector. Without legal protections, they will continue to face a lot of exploitation. That is why I am in support of this Motion. The bodaboda association had urged county governments, especially the County Government of Nairobi City, to establish safe parking and waiting areas for riders and to collaborate with welfare organisations to safeguard their interests. The petitioners also demanded that Parliament pass legislation recognising digital riders as a unique sub-sector within the transport industry with appropriate legal protections. The riders should not be forced to work under unsafe conditions with no benefits. We are aware of how the riders suffer. They endure long hours that barely guarantee a living. Sometimes they work for the whole day, but in return they get very little money from the job. We should treat the Motion as urgent. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) should implement the recommendation of enhancing the safety of drivers. The Report proposes establishment of a 24-hour emergency response system to ensure swift response to emergency and security situations. I am in agreement with that. Many riders have suffered. Whereas vehicles have boards to protect passengers in the unlikely event of an accident, for bodaboda operators the first casualty is the rider. It is important for us to take care of the riders. Thank you very much for the opportunity."},{"id":1547325,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547325/?format=json","text_counter":858,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" The Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health, Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal, do you want to contribute to this Motion?"},{"id":1547326,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547326/?format=json","text_counter":859,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal spoke off the record)"},{"id":1547327,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547327/?format=json","text_counter":860,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":"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":1547328,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547328/?format=json","text_counter":861,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":"Thank you. Hon. Martin Owino, Member for Ndhiwa."},{"id":1547329,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547329/?format=json","text_counter":862,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ndhiwa, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Martin Owino","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. My appreciation for the time. I support this Motion and congratulate my friend, Hon. TJ Kajwang’ and the team. This is long overdue. Bodaboda come in many forms. Some are tricycle, others are bicycles while others are e-bikes. Reviewing the regulations to incorporate them is a good thing. People are disadvantaged in many ways. They plug into it and do not know what it says. They are just told to pick this and drop that, yet they do not know how much is regulated. We may say that the sub-sector currently generates Ksh16 billion, but we do not know how much of that goes to foreign countries and how much remains in our country. We have no capacity to ensure accountability. That is a lacuna that should be looked into. We may be generating a lot of money yet our people are given peanuts. The other important issue is the safety of operations and standards. Some of these people drop food, which is very sensitive. How would you know if what is delivered is poison? How would you know if we do not have the capacity to regulate this industry? We do not even know whether they have food handling certificates. This is a very sensitive point. Hon. Karoli mentioned drones which take and drop blood, but that process is well regulated. In fact, in order to have a drone in this country, you have to go through thorough training and licensing, which we are not doing for these people. Even though the law is being reviewed, it currently stipulates that any foreign company should have a physical presence in the country and contact information. Otherwise, some people have been fleeced just through emails. You look for an office which a company claims to have, but in reality it does not exist. We will incorporate the regulators to ensure they have an inventory of these people so that we know where they are. Should anything happen, they can then be contacted immediately. How do we designate drop-off and pick-up points? That has also been alluded to by Hon. Tandaza. In Western countries and other developing countries like ours, there are separate lanes dedicated to e-hailing motorcycle riders where they can drop off whatever they have. They are recognised as an important instrument of economic growth. They are not just side hustles; rather they are part and parcel of our economy. Designating and authorising them to enter busy airports is paramount. For example, one day I was late because of a traffic jam and I could not reach the airport on time. I had to look for a rider to take me there. If you reach there while on a bodaboda, you are told that you cannot go beyond a certain point, yet a very dirty matatu will be allowed to pass through. We are doing them an injustice. All in all, this is a good Report. We need to step it up and develop strong regulations so that this industry can be properly regulated and our people can be properly employed."},{"id":1547330,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547330/?format=json","text_counter":863,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" Hon. Members, as agreed, and there being no further interest from Members to contribute, I now call the Mover, Hon. Tom Joseph Francis Kajwang’, to reply."},{"id":1547331,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1547331/?format=json","text_counter":864,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Ruaraka, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. TJ Kajwang’","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. I am overwhelmed by the compliments. I will proudly take them on behalf of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, of which I am just a simple Member. I will take them to the Chairperson. As you know, under the new Constitution, when you receive anything in public, you must take it to the designated office. I will take those compliments to the Chairperson of the Committee. Put in context, this issue arose as a result of a public petition. Just a few hours ago, there was a lot of excitement at the gates where members of the medical industry were asserting their rights and asking for certain things to be done. We have just seen the able Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health receiving those petitions. It is a manifestation of how Parliament can address issues that concern the citizens of this nation. It is the operationalisation of Article 119 of the Constitution. It is an opening which, hitherto, was not in the previous 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."}]}