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    "id": 919752,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/919752/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on the need to cushion fishermen in Funyula Constituency from the effects of a Government directive banning illegal fishing in Lake Victoria. The Government recommended gillnets of 5 inches and above which are out of reach to the majority of fishermen. On average, it costs around Kshs2,500 for one net. A typical fishing boat normally has around 50 nets and requires about Kshs125,000; a figure that the local fishermen cannot afford. Even if they had the nets, the other challenge has been the security of the nets. Quite often than not, the fishermen have been ambushed and their valuables forcefully taken by criminals, especially from our neighbours in Uganda. The Maritime Office which is located several kilometers away in Budalangi Constituency is normally too slow to act and, on many occasions, they are always asking for money to fuel the motorboat. Hundreds of fishermen will be affected by the ban. As a consequence of this ban, they are likely to struggle to earn a living or even pay school fees for their school-going children because they solely depend on fishing as their only means of subsistence and livelihood. This is likely to affect over 10,000 households which represents over 10 per cent of the total population of the constituency, based on the 2009 Population Census. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}