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    "id": 949794,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Siaya CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Christine Ombaka",
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving this opportunity. First of all, let me send my condolences to the family, friends and relatives of those who perished. Last night there was a debate over this matter and the people who were brought on television to discuss it were experts of maritime systems. One of them said that the challenge they faced was bureaucracy, getting the Kenya Navy to respond on time. Bureaucracy is too much and they cannot respond on time. If what I heard is true, then something has to be done about bureaucracy. It means people who can save lives are not able to respond on time because some kind of bureaucracy must be followed for them to begin to take action. That was quite an unfortunate statement. Up to now, I keep on wondering whether bureaucracy is the reason why Kenya Navy never responded. The second point is that whenever people travel in kinds of systems that we have, in the plane, ferry or in a steam ship, emergencies are likely to occur. There is always a way in which passengers are sensitised a few minutes before the plane takes off. They are taken through the emergency system in the plane – the security door, where the safety gadgets are and what happens when the plane lands in water. They tell you how to wear safety jackets. They even tell you the safety jackets that you should have. How come when it comes to the ferry, such jackets are not available? The passengers are not protected. They have no idea what to do when emergency occurs. This is a wake-up call. Passengers must be told the kind of accident that is likely to occur and what action they are likely to take. They should be told where life-saving jackets are kept. That is why when accidents occur in the ferry or anywhere else like boats capsizing in Lake Victoria, nobody is there to save lives. Lives are lost all the time because we are ill prepared to save them."
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