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"speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Zaheer Jhanda",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. On Thursday, 20th June 2024, the Member for Lamu County, Hon. Monicah Marubu, requested for a Statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the status of compensation of fishermen in Lamu County. In the Statement, Hon. Monicah Marubu sought to establish, among other things: 1. Details of the fishermen set to receive compensation, including their areas of residence, fishing grounds and the criteria used for the verification process. 2. Measures in place to ensure that only fishermen from the affected fishing grounds and local fishers community receive compensation. 3. Timelines for completion of the compensation process. 4. Why the Government is yet to implement a fishing value chain approach to boost the fishing industry of the area, considering that the compensation provided to fishermen does not provide a long-term solution, hence jeopardising a sustainable source of livelihood of the community. Hon. Speaker, the Committee received a response from the Ministry of Roads and Transport through the Clerk of the National Assembly on 20th September 2024, which I wish to make known to the House. Regarding details of the fishermen who are supposed to receive compensation, including areas of residence, fishing grounds, and the criteria used for the verification process; the Ministry acknowledged that the fishermen residing in Lamu County are set to receive cash compensation. It also notes that the affected victims were identified through beach management units with the cooperation of the local Beach Management Units (BMUs) chairs and the county government. In March 2023, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) began verifying and processing agreements for compensation, initially approving 4,026 fishermen. However, a directive from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) halted payments for further verification. After completing its investigations, the EACC validated 4,167 fishermen while an additional 567 names were requested for verification. As per the court order of 1st December 2022, KPA has commenced compensation payments of Ksh241,714 to each of the 4,026 approved fishermen and boat owners, totalling to Ksh973,141,852. The payments were to be completed by 2nd June 2024. To date, KPA has successfully processed payments for 3,887 fishermen while 139 payments bounced due to incorrect bank details. 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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