23 Oct 2018 in Senate:
On a point or order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Is it in order for Sen. Wako to confuse Sen. (Dr). Philomena, who sits in this House, with the DCJ? What could be the reason he is engaged in that confusion?
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I totally and fully support this Motion, which is very important. In fact, regulation of the motorcycle sector that we popularly call in Kenya the boda boda sector is an area that requires urgent and serious interrogation.
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
The use of boda boda as a means of transport is popular in this country. It is a good thing because it has opened opportunity for a means of transport that is accessible to villages. It is also fast and applied in the cities to beat traffic jams. This means of transport is also affordable, fast and has become a means of earning a living for so many young people in this great Republic.
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, it is one sector that is improperly regulated, full of chaos and the cause of the worst traffic accidents in this great Republic. In fact, I do not know of any public hospital of Level Five and above that does not have a designate ward that is called ‘ Boda Boda Ward.’ This is because so many boda boda riders suffer the worst accidents that we can ever imagine. These boda bodas are causing the worst accidents in the country because they are accessible to the rural areas. When we usually talk about ...
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, why am I saying that this has become a catastrophe? It is because first of all, the riders are not trained in anything. Somebody buys a motorcycle one morning--- I used to think that it is the young people who own the motorcycles, but I have realised that, that is not the case. They are just working for rich people. They are in
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
what they call a ‘squad’. You will find that a teacher, a police officer, a trader or a business person buys a motorcycle and takes a young person for training somewhere in a maize field or wheat farm. The following day that person will be on the road carrying passengers - other human beings. The accidents that we have witnessed related to motorcycles are most times fatal and costly.
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
For those of us who come from the North Rift, whenever we go to hospitals around Eldoret such as the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) and other private hospitals, we get so many people being treated for serious head injuries as a result of those accidents. Somebody just gets to the road with no driving license, experience, knowledge or helmet and starts carrying passengers.
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we were having a conversation with Sen. Wamatangi the other day, and I think it was part of his contribution on the Floor. You would get a
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