29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly:
This is just a Board of Trustees and we only have five members. We cannot afford to expand it to a bigger board of more than five members. On the issue of Hon. Mwaura, part (ii) has taken care of the business fraternity. They will also have to nominate two members and then one specialist at the discretion of the CS who has the knowledge of Aqua Science.
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29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 29 of the Bill be amended by deleting sub-clause (2) and substituting therefor the following new sub-clause— “(2) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to prevent any member of the community from using, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed under this Act, such fisheries or fisheries resources as it has been the custom of that community to use.” Our intention is to promote customary fishing and let it continue so that it is not interfered with or hampered by commercial fishing.
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29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 30 of the Bill be amended by— (a) inserting the words “County governments” immediately after the words “in consultation with”; at the opening clause; (b) inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (g)— “(gg) promote the development of other sustainable methods of in situ and exsitu fishing;” This is to make it inclusive because majority of fish development, marketing and management is now a devolved function and we intend to bring the county governments on board.
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29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly:
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29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 32 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) by deleting the words “the Director-General shall” appearing immediately after the expression “section 31(1)”. That is just a repetition of the same.
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29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 37. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is because the function of fisheries management plan is entirely the function of county governments and we leave it to the counties to regulate rather than leave it to the national Government.
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29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 38 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (2) by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (e)— “(ea) the protection of vulnerable groups, especially youth and women;” The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly:
“(eb) processes necessary to ensure that not more than two thirds of the Beach Management Units are of the same gender and to ensure the inclusion of youth and persons with disability in the leadership.” We are just trying to make it inclusive so that the appointment by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) becomes in tandem with the Constitution with regard to the gender, youth and people with disability. They can now be considered in the appointment of this management committee of the beach.
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29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 40 of the Bill be amended— (a) in sub-clause (1) by inserting the word “special” immediately after the word “requires” appearing in paragraph (b); (b) in sub-clause (3) by deleting the opening paragraph and substituting therefor the following new opening paragraph— “The Director-General shall, in consultation with the counties and other stakeholders, develop guidelines and standards for the development of fisheries management plans that must conform to this Act and shall include—“ (c) in sub-clause (3) by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (m)— “(mm) social impact assessment ...
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29 Sep 2015 in National Assembly:
(d) by deleting sub-clause (9) and substituting therefor the following new sub- clause− “(9) Any person who fails to comply with the management plan commits an offence and shall be liable− (i) in case of industrial fishing, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand shillings; or (ii) in case of artisanal fishing, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings.” (e) in sub-clause (10) by deleting the words “not exceeding six months, and in respect of all other activities not exceeding two years or both” and substituting therefor the words “not exceeding three months, and in respect of ...
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