Edwin Ochieng Yinda

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, now that the Assistant Minister has confirmed that Rwambwa Health Centre has already been recommended for upgrading to a sub-district hospital, could he inform the House when the Government will make funds available for this? view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I would like to request this House to pass this Bill as quickly as possible. This Bill is long overdue. We all know that our country has about 550 kilometres of sea frontage. Kenya is one of the largest maritime nations, but we have nothing to show for it because of lack of proper laws. It is appropriate that the Minister has brought this Bill before the House so that we can play our role as a maritime nation. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: As much as Kenya is a maritime nation in the region, at the moment, Tanzania is considered a lot much higher when it comes to maritime activities. Kenya has been in the lead in this region with regard to maritime activities. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we stand now, we have Bandari College. The courses that are offered in Bandari College are relegated almost to a third place, because they are not recognised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), because we have not passed this Bill. If this Bill is passed, this country will go a long way in playing its rightful role as a maritime nation. The Bill is very important, and so the lack of it has drawn back this nation, especially the control of shipping activities in the port of Mombasa. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: When I was in shipping, I was running shipping agencies. The shipping agencies were run by local companies. As I speak now, there is no one shipping agency in Kenya that is run by local companies. All shipping companies are run by international companies, especially by the ship owners. My colleagues have mentioned that when you have a ship owner who brings ships to Kenya, and the agencies are also run by the same person, surely, there is no way that this country can make money. There is no way that Kenyans can make sure that some of the money ... view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding pollution control, I would like to request the Minister that, although this issue is not included in the Bill that we are debating, it be considered at the Third Reading Stage, so that we can incorporate pollution control in it. As we stand now, if any foreign shipping company pollutes our Coast, the law only authorises the Kenya Maritime Authority to impose a fine of no more than Kshs10,000 on the foreign ship owners. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: We all know that we are now receiving many big ships; tankers are also coming to Mombasa Port with up to 60,000 tonnes of crude or refined products. Should anything happen to the ships, and they pollute our ports, the cost of cleaning the mess could run into millions of dollars, yet we can only recover Kshs10,000. I would like that to be included in this Bill, so that we get covered properly. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already talked about crew training. With this Bill we are going to be able to use Bandari College for offering degree courses in Maritime studies, so that our crew can take their rightful place in maritime world. The issue of piracy has been mentioned. At the moment, we have no policy of dealing with piracy, but with this Bill in place, we will be able to handle it very well. Ja nuary 21, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to also congratulate President Barack Hussein Obama, who is being inaugurated today as the 44th President of the USA. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Everybody wants to relate to President Obama. Eng. Rege was trying very hard to convince this House that Obama comes from Kendu Bay. President Obama's father comes from Alego Nyangoma Kogelo. That is where the father is buried. Incidentally, I am the Member of Parliament for that area. Do I say! view