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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Hargura",
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    "content": "(c) The identity and capacity of Trapos Limited including the history of undertaking similar cable car projects, shareholding, financial foothold and value of value proposition in the project; and (d) Whether the Cable Car project was well value- propositioned In relation to the Likoni Ferry Accident of 29th September, 2019, the Committee made the following observations; a. The Likoni Ferry Route has a high volume of vehicle and pedestrian traffic which requires constant marshalling. To elaborate on this, the approaches when the Committee visited the Ferry, the way the human traffic and vehicle traffic is controlled requires to be improved. The victim of the ill-fated vehicle had not followed the proper lines when boarding the ferry. This is something to do with the management of the traffic on where do the vehicles approach from and where do the public approach from. In this case, it was discovered that vehicles did not approach from the right point for the vehicle. b. The ramp of the ferry on which the ill-fated vehicle was, was not properly drawn, which left the vehicle at a sloping angle. c. The video replays of the incident indicate that the driver and the passenger of the vehicle; the late Ms. Mariam Kigenda and Amanda Mutheu, had not, in fact, exited their vehicle nor lowered their windows which meant that they could not escape in the event that the vehicle slipped into the sea. d. That there were no emergency rescue vehicles at the time of the accident; which meant that the victims could not be saved from drowning. e. That some of the ferries in operation, particularly the older vessels did not have functional ramps which left users at risk of slipping overboard into the sea. f. That a rudimentary rescue service was in place following the accident, and that more needed to be done to avoid similar incidents in the future. Madam Temporary Speaker, on the Kenya Maritime Authority Headquarters Project: a. Value for money: The Committee questioned the necessity of the building with consideration to the capacity of the intended building and whether the KMA was capable of adequately utilizing the intended facility. The whole issue was about KMA being told to scale down the building. b. Variation of cost: The Committee observed that there was a question on the variation of the initial cost of the project as a result of continuous adjustments and alterations. c. Accountability of the project: The Committee noted that the KMA generates its own revenue and that this revenue could be used for various priority projects as opposed to the constructing a new ultra-modern headquarters. Madam Temporary Speaker, on the National Social Security Fund project, Hazina Trade Centre Office Tower, the Committee observed that: i. The original project design of Hazina Towers has been changed three times from 24 floors to 21 and currently, it is done up to 15. ii. The project has not changed despite the multiple alterations made to the proposed design of the building."
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