{"id":173371,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/173371/?format=json","text_counter":414,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Yinda","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":154,"legal_name":"Edwin Ochieng Yinda","slug":"edwin-yinda"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we stand now, we have Bandari College. The courses that are offered in Bandari College are relegated almost to a third place, because they are not recognised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), because we have not passed this Bill. If this Bill is passed, this country will go a long way in playing its rightful role as a maritime nation. The Bill is very important, and so the lack of it has drawn back this nation, especially the control of shipping activities in the port of Mombasa."}