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"content": "Let us go back to Order 14."
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"content": "RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES SUBSIDIES"
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation on its consideration of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 17th April 2025, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(4) of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, Cap 4D, approves the Ratification of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies."
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"content": "The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies was adopted at the 12th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco in June 2022. The Agreement’s main objective is to promote sustainable fishing by curbing harmful subsidies, protecting marine resources and ensuring fairness in the global fisheries trade. Article 2(5) of our Constitution, 2010, provides that the general rules of international law shall form part of the laws of Kenya. Article 2(6), further, states that any Treaty or Convention ratified by Kenya shall form part of the laws of Kenya under this Constitution. The Agreement seeks to balance the livelihood of fishing. It incorporates special and preferential treatment provisions, offering flexibility and extended implementation timelines for developing the least developed countries."
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow me to highlight to Members what the Treaty is all about. This Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies has several Articles. Article 1 of the Treaty specifies that the disciplines apply only to marine wild capture fishing and fishing-related activities in the sea. The Agreement covers activities such as the on- board processing and trans-shipping of catch, but excludes the onshore, pre- and post-harvest activities such as packaging and processing. Article 3 of the Treaty prohibits members of the WTO from granting subsidies to vessels or operators found to have engaged in illegal and unregulated fishing. This provision is 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."
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"content": "activated upon determination by the coastal State, the flag State, or the relevant regional fisheries management organisations, or that kind of arrangement. The Agreement also establishes an institutional arrangement for monitoring and implementation."
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"content": "Article 9 of the Treaty creates a committee composed of representatives from each member State. The committee will meet bi-annually to oversee the operations of the Agreement and to review information provided by members at least, every two years. The Committee noted that upon ratification, Kenya would be required to align its laws, regulations, and administrative procedures with the Agreement, which includes providing a description of its fisheries regime, citing relevant national laws and procedures within one year of the Agreement’s entry into force and promptly, notifying the WTO of any subsequent changes."
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