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"content": "During their burial in Kilome, Makueni County on 19th October, 2019, I received information that this incident was as a result of the sorry state of our five ferries operating on the Likoni channel; that is MV Kwale, MV Nyayo, MV Kilindini, MV Harambee and MV Likoni. I have it on record that the ramps commonly referred to as prows are not functioning and in the case of MV Kilindini, the prows are raising at less than 45 degrees. It is now clear that had the ramp of MV Harambee been functioning properly, the said car would not have slid into the ocean on 29th September, 2019. Surprisingly, MV Harambee was rehabilitated in what is commonly referred to in maritime terms as dry dock at a cost of Kshs157million in the Financial Year 2016/ 2017. I hereby table on the Floor of the Senate, a report of the Kenya Ferry Services Limited titled “Road Map to Improvement of Ferry Services” dated January, 2016. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I strongly suspect that the said amount of Kshs157million was misappropriated. This matter requires urgent investigations. If, indeed, the Ferry, MV Harambee, was rehabilitated at the cost I have stated before, the investigation is bound to tell the country where the scrap metal of the said ferry was disposed of. Kenya Ferry Services had single-sourced a company in the name African Marine Limited as a sole company for the dry dock. This too ought to be investigated. It has also come to my attention that, on 31st July 2019, the Board of KFS through Hon. Danson Mwazo Mwakulegwa issued a report to the Cabinet Secretary, Amb. Macharia. Although the appointed Board of the KFS was revoked last week, the problem at the KFS lies on the incompetent and inept management led by the Managing Director Mr. Bakari Hamisi Gowa. This Senate should investigate the status of the financial management of the said company including and not limited to the fencing at a cost of Kshs40 million, construction of a warehouse at Kshs137 million and equipping of the same warehouse at a cost of Kshs200 million and uncertified paint that is lying in the stores of Kenya Ferry Services worth Kshs20 million. Mr. Speaker, Sir, a day after the incident, Kenya Maritime Authority issued a letter to the Managing Director of KFS stating that it had come to his attention that all the coxswains operating the KFS do not hold any requisite certificates as required by the Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification Regulations, 2016) I have tabled the letter with this Statement. Kenya Maritime Authority issued a further letter on 1st October, 2019, which states as follows: “That the prows of the ferries crossing the Likoni Channel are not functional and/or are not lifted when the ferries are underway.” The letter continues to say that: “The loss of the two lives on 29th September 2019, could partly be attributed to this deficiency.” This is confirmation of liability on the part of KFS. From the letters, I have attached to this Statement, it is apparent that KFS through the Managing Director are culpable for the death of Mariam Kighenda and Amanda The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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