Enoch Kiio Wambua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have an opportunity here. If there is one or two issues that Members would want to ventilate on or add, they should be given an opportunity. If there is none, then I would be guided. view
• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to begin by thanking Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale for coming up with the Public Transport (Motorcycle Regulation) Bill, 2023. view
• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if Senator Chimera would just take his seat, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale would benefit from wisdom from Kitui. I will begin by saying that I support the Bill. I agree that a time has come when this industry will need to be regulated. Before I go into the specifics of the Bill, I want to draw the attention of Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and of course, the attention of the entire House, that perhaps the boda boda industry is arguably the only growth sector in this country. It is the only sector that is guaranteeing jobs, be they ... view
• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: It is absorbing many young people and for that reason, every legislation that we pass, either in this House or in any legislative assembly, even in the counties, there must be a law that is a lot more facilitative than restrictive. It should be a law that facilitates the growth of the sector and creates avenues for expansion and growth of the sector. Having said that, I will not miss this opportunity to thank the former President, the late Mwai Kibaki, for thinking through this very important sector and opening up our borders for the importation of motorcycles. Were it ... view
• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: everywhere the boda bodas operate from. I see there is a mention of that. I would want to see a situation where we have lanes and this becomes an obligation of the board to ensure that we have dedicated lanes in towns for the boda bodas . You do not want boda bodas to be fighting for space with Public Service Vehicles (PSVs), private cars and human traffic. Why not designate special lanes for these riders in view of the fact that this sector can only grow or expand? An investment in making the operations better and safer, no matter ... view
• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: “1) No person shall use a motorcycle for commercial purposes in a county unless it is registered in accordance with this Act.” There is a small challenge there. When we have that conversation. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, we then have to define, either in this Bill or through a common understanding, what a commercial purpose is; where it begins and where it ends. In this Bill when you read through, I see two levels of commercial engagements. There is the passenger and the load. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question I ask myself is, if I buy a motorcycle to do ... view
• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, again, that Clause 7(3) talks about a prescribed fee. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: “(3) An application for registration shall be made to the Board in the prescribed form and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.” The Senator for Meru - not the Speaker now but the Senator for Meru--- We have another Speaker. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale talked of a prescribed form and a prescribed fee, but he is leaving that to the board to determine. There is a danger there. Later on, in the Bill - and this Bill should begin to speak to itself – he is suggesting that if a boda boda is registered in Kitui, then it can operate ... view
• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: My goodness. Okay, I will try in that one minute. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, on Clause 11, be sure that is what you want us to do. You are telling us that you want a valid employment contract between the owner of the motorbike and the rider. In most cases, the owner and the rider are one and the same thing. How will you deal with a situation where the owner of the motorbike is also the rider of the motorbike? There are a lot of fines that are prescribed in this Bill. I am just avoiding a situation where a ... view