Erick Okong'o Mogeni

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• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: the deceased as well as providing counselling services to help them deal with and manage trauma. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: While the Petition was initially committed to the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations for consideration, it was later redirected to the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. The Committee in considering the Petition, held meetings with the petitioners, the aircraft manufacturer Boeing Company, the Hon. Attorney General as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which had the primary responsibility of coordinating support to the bereaved families in this case. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee observed the following: view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Firstly. the Ethiopian Airline Flight 302 air crash was a tragic event in which 36 dear Kenyans lost their lives. Out of this number, 32 of them held Kenyan passports, while four while travelling on passports of other countries as they had dual citizenship. The trauma to families of the victims was compounded by the circumstances of the air crash which meant that there were no bodies available for them to bury and thus commence the process of closure and healing. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it took over six months following DNA testing for the remains of the victims to be released over to their families for burial. The national Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs facilitated issuance of death certificates for the Kenyan victims of the air crash which was done during the month of April 2019, one month after the crash. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the death certificates have since been transmitted to the families save for instances where verification of the next of kin is yet to be completed or where there are disputes as to the rightful beneficiaries. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: The Committee found that in the circumstances the national Government through the line Ministries, Departments and Agencies provided reasonable logistical and psychological support to the families of the victims. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, while the process of compensation for families of the victims is ongoing, the Committee noted that this is a private contractual matter between the bereaved families, the Airline and the Airline Manufacturer. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: In conclusion, arising from these observations, the Committee does not make any recommendation on the matter. Instead, the Committee will continue to engage with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that the process of verification of the next of kin for the death certificates which are yet to be released by the Ministry is concluded. This will enable the said families to pursue appropriate compensation and to obtain closure on the matter. view