Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5241 to 5250 of 6175.

• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to make the following Statement on the safety measures on marine transport as requested by Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the 1st November 2010, at about 14.10 hours a passenger boat, Nyamabi, sailing on Lake Victoria on her way from Mfangano Island to Mbita with 15 persons on board capsized. The accident happened approximately 30 miles off Mbita and five persons were rescued immediately. The Beach Management Unit coordinator relayed the accident report to the Fisheries Department, the Kenya Police and the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) office in Kisumu. The KMA inspector immediately went ... view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with hon. Odhiambo-Mabona that, indeed, there may have been deficiencies. These are historical issues. I have had the opportunity to tour the port site on the lake in Kisumu and see what needs to be done to revamp it. I have been discussing with the KMA and the Railways Corporation who as of now, are the ones who have been given that mandate of overseeing some of those operations. We will be bringing legislation here in the House to shift those responsibilities back to the Kenya Ports Authority, so that we now have the body ... view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact, in terms of emergencies, we need to make sure that there is no accident at all. That is the point I am driving at. That if the boat did not capsize, we would not need to rescue anyone. If the boat was not over-loaded, it would not have capsized. So, the first thing we need to do is to work on the prevention. If we can get people to adhere to the standards, the prevention and quality of the boats that they put on the sea, then we would not need to rescue. We will ... view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the police have two patrols boats operating in the lake with three officers and six coxswains. They have all been trained and their boats have been fitted with VHF radios. So, there are already two boats on the lake owned by the police and operating on the lake. They have the equipment. view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am telling them that we already have two boats that are patrolling the lake. They are owned by the police. They are also available for rescue--- view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, they are patrol boats which can also rescue. view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: The people have been trained on rescue, search and all those things. So, what we are basically saying is that the police officers who are there have been trained. The boat owners are being trained on rescue. The KRA have their boats. view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am finding it difficult to see the distinction between a police patrol boat and a rescue boat operated by the police. It is the same boat, but it is being used for patrol purposes on the lake. So, if there is an issue, it can intervene. It can also call for help! That is what we call search and rescue facilities. view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker Sir, that is a very good question. It is the responsibility of the Government, of which the Ministry of Transport has a certain responsibility over the maritime safety, security and policy issues. We also have the same Government providing the police, the KRA and Fisheries boats. So, we have all those boats on the lake. They are all operated by the Government. What we are basically saying is that--- view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: If you could give me a minute, I will explain to you. view