John Lodepe Nakara

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• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: they were not recognized as medical professionals or they were not given any recognition even in the hospital. Having this Bill will make sure that this profession is being recognized. Secondly, the Council is going to streamline their operations - including their welfare - because whenever there is a strike or any disagreement, those guys are in the middle. They have nowhere to go. So, having the council now will make sure that the welfare of those professionals is taken care of. Finally, on promotions, I have a testimony. When I was growing up in Lodwar, there was a man ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. The importance of boda bodas cannot be emphasized more. Many Members have spoken and I only want to add my voice on a few things that they have said. Now that the mood of the House is such that all of us should support the boda view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: industry, we need to challenge the Government to come up with policies. For instance, every county should have a training institution for the boda boda people. They should be going there for a month’s training. That way, the boda boda operators will get skills on how to operate their boda boda and how to repair them when they break down. Some of the boda boda operators purchase the motorbike and by the following morning, they are riding it. They cause a lot of accidents. We challenge the county governments to have training institutions for the boda boda operators so that ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, another policy should be about the SACCOs. The Government can come up with a policy to state that every boda boda must register with a savings society, so that we can bring the culture of saving amongst our youth. We should tell them that it is not only working that can make them save. They can save even when they are operating the boda bodas . We should encourage our youth to learn the culture of saving. That is because some of them have not gone to school and they cannot get white collar jobs. So, we ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Another issue I want to raise is adding a separate lane along the roads. This is because the boda boda riders maneuver their way and sometimes cause accidents. It is good to have a separate lane along the highways which the motorcycles can use. view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I did not go to The Hague when our President went there, but I saw on television some big guys riding bicycles in separate lanes. So, we want to encourage the Government to establish a separate lane along the roads so that the bodaboda people can ride safely. We cannot over-emphasize very much about the boda boda industry. Members of Parliament have spoken about transportation. In Turkana Central Constituency which I represent, boda bodas have become ambulances. Whenever we have a sick person, we send a boda boda to carry him or her. If a snake has ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: We want the Government to make the boda boda business a commercial industry by giving licences so that when you are involved in an accident on a boda boda, the insurance companies will compensate you. We need to encourage the Government to come up with a policy that gives a comprehensive insurance cover to boda boda so that in case of accidents, those riding them can be compensated. That is because many accidents occur involving boda boda operators. Lives are lost without any compensation. So, we want the Government to come up with a comprehensive insurance that the boda boda ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the boda boda business is one of the ways of raising revenues in this county. However, we want the Government to also give back to the bodaboda industry. They pay a parking fee of Kshs50 per day and that is a lot of money. The Government gets good revenue when that money is collected. So, we want the Government to give back to the boda boda people. view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Finally, we want to encourage the county governments to use boda boda as a means of taking information to the people. For example, some people in Turkana do not read newspapers because they get them after two days. We want to encourage the county governments to use boda bodas as a means of advertising issues to do with the county, so that even the local people down there who do not have access to newspapers can get information. By doing so, we will pay boda boda people some money and their business will be booming. That will assist them to ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I support this Motion. view