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    "id": 1025390,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1025390/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Katoo ole Metito",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13239,
        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to respond to a statement which was asked by Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo, MP for Funyula on 25th June 2020 with regards to the continued harassment of Kenyans fishermen in Lake Victoria by foreign authorities. It is a long statement with attachments and since I have discussed with the Member, I will table it. However, allow me summarise in one page. The Government is doing the following to arrest the situation of continued harassment particularly fishermen in Lake Victoria via authorities of the Republic of Uganda and the Coast Guard Service have done the following: (i) Establish posts in Kisumu and Port Victoria to enhance surveillance and ensure compliance to Maritime Laws and regulations under its mandate. (ii) In collaboration with the Kenya Fisheries Service sensitise fishing communities on the need to comply with the fisheries laws and regulations while in Kenya and Uganda territorial waters. (iii)There is continued exchange of contacts with Uganda Law Enforcement Authorities on the Ugandan side of the Lake to make enquiries on the need to know basis. (iv) To step up daily patrols within the Victoria counties. Those are Homa Bay, Kisumu, Siaya, Busia among others. (v) I would also say that the Government through interagency collaborative approaches have trained Kenyan fishermen through their beach management units on the use of proper fishing gears, observation of the law, security matters, disaster preparedness, resilience and respect for international boundaries. (vi) Deployment of fisheries officers -for technical assistance to fishermen."
}