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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity and indulging me. Before I make my request, I just wanted to indicate that there is erroneous belief or information that the Waqf Bill is about Muslims. It largely affects Muslims, but my reading tells me that even non-Muslims can create a Waqf. So, we should refrain from that notion that it is something to do with Muslims. It is also to do with us and I have brought amendments to the Bill. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 44(2)(c), I rise to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security regarding a boat tragedy on Lake Victoria that resulted in fatalities on 21st September 2021. On 21st September 2021, which is yesterday, a boat carrying about 20 passengers, though I am told they were probably more, departed from the Homa Bay pier headed to Ndhuru area and Sukru island of Suba North Constituency. On the way, just a few metres from the Homa Bay pier, the boat capsized. Two people had died by the time I was requesting for the Statement. I am told they have already recovered five bodies a few hours ago. They were estimating that probably nine more are still missing. Only eight who were able to swim ashore were rescued. It is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the following: (i) Could the Chairperson provide details on the measures the ministry has instituted to effectively and rapidly respond to both accidents and tragedies such as the one that happened on Lake Victoria and also any plans to undertake recovery? I have a team at the lake right now. I am aware that there is the Kenya Red Cross and the coastguard, but if there was already somebody there, or there was an institution right by the shore, a lot of these people would not have died. They come after people have died! (ii) Could the Chairperson explain the steps being taken to ensure that boat operators in the lake adhere to safety and rescue measures? Even in this paticular case, they do not even know how many people were in the boat. (iii) Could the Chairperson explain whether the ministry has put aside funds to compensate the affected families if such fatalities occur again in the future? 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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