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    "id": 1341669,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndia, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Kariuki",
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    "content": "Code. This is an amendment that my Committee fully supports because we want our institutions to be run in an effective manner. Reducing the number of Board members will contribute to that. I know that there was a proposal to increase the term of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Director-General, which my Committee does not agree with. I see the Bill seeks to drop that amendment and seeks to stay the term to three years. I fully support that because we want the term to remain at three years. Concerning the proposal to amend Section 16 of the Merchants Shipping Act, No.4 of 2009, I see there is a justification because on matters local content, the Ministry proposed to introduce a clause on local content requirement to be made by both foreign and national ship owners and maritime operators. This will enable Kenyan citizens to benefit from massive opportunities available in the maritime industry. The maritime industry in other countries like the Netherlands is a multi-billion-dollar industry. We want Kenya to move to that level, where the maritime sector would employ many Kenyans, provide jobs for our young people, and also spur the growth of our maritime sector. Another area addressed in the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill concerns the transport sector and it is the proposal to amend the Maritime Insurance Act Cap. 390. We fully support that proposal as a Committee. Thank you for your indulgence."
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