{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=154362","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=154360","results":[{"id":1561802,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561802/?format=json","text_counter":590,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Marsabit County, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Naomi Waqo","speaker":null,"content":"If we work well, bodaboda riders can be a real benefit to us. They can add a lot of value to our economy and our transport system, because they are basically everywhere and give us a lot of support. I support this Motion and urge that we put policies in place to support and guide them. We must give them security, training, and come up with laws that guide them on how to ride. We must also ensure that we give them the necessary gear so that, in case of an accident, they are well protected. We also need to have their data. We have over two million Kenyans in that business. We need to know how many bodaboda riders we have in the villages. The Government needs to have their data so that, in case of an accident, they could be helped. The data will also help the Government to see how best they can serve the society and uplift their lives. Kenyans are very innovative. Young Kenyans are dying because they are unemployed and depressed. Some of them commit suicide because they cannot afford to buy and ride a motorcycle. We need to come up with ideas like access to loans to help our young people buy motorcycles. That is the easiest way we can create employment for them. With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support. I encourage us to contribute to this and make sure that it becomes law to assist our bodaboda riders."},{"id":1561803,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561803/?format=json","text_counter":591,"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. Emaase, I will give you two minutes. We have overshot our time and I want the Mover to reply to this Motion before we close."},{"id":1561804,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561804/?format=json","text_counter":592,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Teso South, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Mary Emaase","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I also rise to support the withdrawal of this Bill by Hon. Bonny Khalwale. The"},{"id":1561805,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561805/?format=json","text_counter":593,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"bodaboda"},{"id":1561806,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561806/?format=json","text_counter":594,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Teso South, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Mary Emaase","speaker":null,"content":"sector is very important and contributes enormously to the economy. They are many, and must be recognised and supported. When this Bill was introduced in the Senate, there was an uproar about it. We know that a Bill or any law must be very clear and precise. In this law, there is a proposal about the weight a bodaboda can carry. As slim as I am, I weigh 70 kilogrammes. So, when we propose not more than 50 kilogrammes, how would they determine that? Would they be travelling with a weighing machine on the bodaboda ? There are certain clauses that did not augur very well, and required that the Bill be thought through and be researched more before it could be brought to the Floor of the House. A law should not destabilise any business or disadvantage the operators. I support the withdrawal. As much as we agree that there is need for regulation, because of safety and security concerns, the problem is not the bodabodas . It is as a result of the weak enforcement of the law. Corruption has culminated into impunity, accidents on our roads and insecurity. We cannot blame this on the bodabodas. I support the withdrawal. At a later date, probably, this Bill could be thought through very well and researched properly. We could have proper regulations to protect bodabodas, support them and make sure that they are secure from many crimes that we witness like"},{"id":1561807,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561807/?format=json","text_counter":595,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"bodaboda"},{"id":1561808,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561808/?format=json","text_counter":596,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Teso South, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Mary Emaase","speaker":null,"content":"riders being hijacked, killed and their bodabodas taken away. I support the registration to know who is in which location and their business location. If a crime is committed, the Government will be able to trace, trail and arrest the culprits. That is a sector that accommodates many of our youth."},{"id":1561809,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561809/?format=json","text_counter":597,"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":" Add the Hon. Member thirty seconds to finish her point."},{"id":1561810,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561810/?format=json","text_counter":598,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Teso South, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Mary Emaase","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you. That sector is not just about youth who have not gone to school as it was perceived in the past. Today, we have youths with degrees but are jobless. They create employment for themselves. So, we must support them by 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":1561811,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561811/?format=json","text_counter":599,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Teso South, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Mary Emaase","speaker":null,"content":"providing security and an environment that can allow them to thrive in whatever they are trying to do. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the withdrawal of this Bill."}]}