Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Statement will be tabled on Thursday this week. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir--- view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I stand here to move that the Merchant Shipping Bill be read for the second time, I wish at the same time to highlight a few salient points relating to the Bill and the importance it has to the Republic of Kenya. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kenya is a maritime nation. It is one of the few maritime nations. It is a maritime nation that serves a broad interland over and above its own country. Kenya as a maritime nation, serves the maritime interests of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Southern Sudan and some parts of northern Tanzania. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a maritime nation, we have the Kenya Maritime Authority which manages matters related to our maritime world. However, it is important that the Kenya Maritime Authority becomes more functional in its role and relates not only to Kenya's maritime regulations but also with regulations that have been approved by world bodies and to which Kenya is a party. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a maritime nation, we have to register our ships. We have to do that systematically and in line with what prevails globally. We have to ensure that certain standards are set and met; that is, standards that contribute to the safety of ships, cargo and passengers as the case may be. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, although we are a maritime nation, we are one of the maritime nations that make very little use of the exclusive economic zone that is in the jurisdiction of the Republic of Kenya. We can make use of our exclusive maritime zone if we have regulations and laws that encourage the utilisation of our zone for the benefit of Kenya and those countries that depend on Kenya for their maritime activities. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: 4244 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES January 20, 2009 view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question of registration of ships is extremely important. We may not have ships of our own but we can, through the Merchant Shipping Bill, be in a position to register and recognise ships that are hired from elsewhere. They could be the flag of convenience ships or ships that are hired on bare-boat process. It is important that we activate merchant shipping in our country. We have regulations that have to be applied. It is for Kenya to spearhead the application of a lot of issues that relate to maritime activities like the hijacking ... view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: It is important that we move with speed because of that international interdependence on maritime nations. We have some problems that, sometimes, occur, but we are unable to address them effectively. Take the question of salvage and wreckage of ships. There are international regulations. view