1 Dec 2021 in National Assembly:
has been able to construct more than 10,000 kilometres in 10 years. That is a record. Whoever will come in as the next president may have to work extra hard to break it. My constituency is a beneficiary of road development projects. We had a road that had stalled for 23 years – the road that connects Kisauni with Mwakirunge and Kaloleni. It is called
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1 Dec 2021 in National Assembly:
. The President allocated some funds to that road. We started tarmacking it and is now almost at the tail-end. There is another road that will start early next year. It is a 34-kilometre road. We allocated Kshs1.6 billion to that road and we are tarmacking it from Bamburi to Mwakirunge to Kaloleni. This is an area that has never seen tarmac for the last 123 years. The people of Kisauni will always be appreciative of what the President has done for them. The number of households that have been connected to the national grid is something to be proud ...
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25 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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25 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
I, the UNDERSIGNED, on behalf of Seafarers in the Republic of Kenya, draw the attention of the House to the following:
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25 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
THAT, the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, is an international labour convention under the International Labour Organisation of the United Nations which came into force on 20th August 2013.
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25 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
THAT, the convention aims at establishing minimum working and living standards for all seafarers on ships by taking into account their medical care, health and social insurance, as well as 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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25 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
securing fair competition among ship-owners in order to ensure real change for seafarers and ship- owner rights among other objectives. THAT, Kenya is a member of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Labour Organization (ILO).
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25 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
THAT, on 31st July, 2014, the Government of Kenya deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
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25 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
THAT, on 1st July 2021, the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing held a meeting with the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Maritime, the Principal Secretary for Internal Security and other Government officials, during which it was reported that despite having ratified the said convention, Kenya is yet to ratify its later amendments.
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25 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
THAT, the Government’s disclosures imply that Kenyan seafarers are at an ongoing risk of being exposed to a potentially hostile, rigid and harsh internal and external working environment that may result to low productivity, high workers turn-over rates and other undesirable effects.
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