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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bureti, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kibet Komingoi",
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    "content": " Yes, Hon. Speaker. On Tuesday, 30th April 2024, the Member for Malindi, Hon. Amina Mnyazi, requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the status of issuance of Seafarers’ Identity Document (SIDs). Hon. Amina Mnyazi specifically requested for details regarding the following issues: 1. Status of the processing and issuance of SIDs. 2. The number of applications received by the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) and the number of SIDs issued from 2022 to date. 3. The challenges that have hindered the processing of SIDs. 4. Plans that have been put in place to ensure that processing of SIDs is fast-tracked. The Committee has since received a response from the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, which I now wish to present to the House. With regard to the status of processing and issuance of SIDs, the Ministry submitted that the State Department for Shipping and Maritime Affairs, in collaboration with KMA, has been diligently engaged in advancing the implementation of the issuance process. However, the Ministry acknowledged setbacks in the rollout of the document since it was fairly new and not many countries had implemented and issued the SIDs. The Ministry submitted that their efforts are concentrated on expediting the processing and issuance of SIDs to eligible seafarers. Further, the Ministry submitted that the process is at the procurement stage, with KMA being the procuring entity. The Ministry stated that the procurement of the SIDs was facing challenges due to non-responsive tenders."
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