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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Katoo ole Metito",
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        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to support this Motion and thank the Mover who is a Member of my Committee, Hon. Dido Rasso, who moved it very well. He understood it very well. This is a very difficult subject. The maritime field is very technical and very few people understand it. The Mover made us to understand the general view and issues surrounding the maritime field. This Agreement is between seven countries and Kenya is one of them. We have Mauritius, Djibouti, the Union of Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles and France. Surprisingly, France is coming in because it is being said that the other islands I have talked about which are within the Indian Ocean are called French Overseas Territory. That is how France is coming in. These seven States form what is being referred to as, in the Agreement, the Western Indian Ocean Region. The Agreement is about bringing together the coordination of maritime operations among the seven States. It was signed by Kenya in November last year, during the time we had the Blue Economy Conference here in Nairobi. Later on, the Cabinet ratified and authorised it to be transmitted to the National Assembly as required by law for consideration. Later on, the seven States concluded it in a meeting which was called “the Indian Ocean Commission”. All the seven countries form what is called “the Indian Ocean Commission”. The main issue is that many maritime threats exist along the coastal line of the coastal States called “the Western Indian Ocean Coastal States”. For instance, illegally unreported and unregulated fishing, piracy, armed robbery in the sea and, of course, unauthorised exploitation of maritime resources. There are very many maritime resources within these States’ territorial areas. There is also what we call “the Exclusive Economic Zones” along the coastal line. Because of all these threats of illegal activities, there was need to have a coordinated response. Of course, you 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."
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