Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1006071,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1006071/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 124,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13331,
        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
        "slug": "wilberforce-ojiambo-oundo-2"
    },
    "content": "On 16th June 2020, three Kenyan fishermen namely, Messrs Victor Ouma, Godfrey Sande and Douglas Wandera were ambushed and their fishing gears confiscated by policemen from the Republic of Uganda approximately 200 metres from the Kenya-Uganda border on the Kenyan side at Sio Port, Funyula Constituency. Mr. Ouma, who had earlier undergone a harrowing experience in the hands of the said foreign policemen, jumped into the lake in a bid to evade the illegal arrest, but unfortunately drowned. His lifeless body was retrieved two days later and buried thereby compelling the Ugandan authorities to release the other two fishermen and their fishing gear. Hon. Speaker, it is on the account of this alarming and most unfortunate incident that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations and the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. With respect to the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, the Chairperson should inform the House the specific measures the Government of Kenya has put in place to address the continued harassment of Kenyans, particularly fishermen in Lake Victoria by authorities from the Republic of Uganda. Two, secure the international border on Lake Victoria and the marine resources on the Kenyan waters considering that this House passed the Kenya Coast Guard Services Act in 2018, which mandates the service to enforce maritime security and safety in the Kenyan territorial waters. With respect to the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, the Chairperson should inform the House whether there are any compensations and relief mechanisms in place to cater for victims of such harassment or illegal and wrongful arrests, and their dependents such as the family of the late Mr. Victor Ouma. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
}