Moses Masika Wetangula

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• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I start by thanking the distinguished Senator for Mombasa County, Sen. Faki, for bringing this Motion. Sen. Faki has always been on the frontline to bring to the Floor of this House all matters that affect the people of Mombasa County whenever they arise. This particular tragedy is highly regrettable and highly borne out of gross negligence. view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: We have seen amateur clips recorded by people who had smart phones at the scene. You could see very clearly that the Probox vehicle started sliding from the ferry. It slid slowly until it came off the ferry into an area that looked like part of the shallow waters. It then slipped off into the water. One fellow even tried to jump into the water with a rope to try and very crudely tie the vehicle with the hope that it would be held back. Unfortunately, it went into the water. view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: I join Sen. Faki and, indeed, I believe you and the Chairperson will also at an appropriate moment, send our collective condolences to the entire family of Mama Mariam and her daughter, the people of Mombasa County and the people of Kenya. view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is a tragedy of unprecedented proportions because the ferry has been put there in lieu of a bridge. It is the cardinal responsibility of the authorities to make sure that the ferry is safe and functional and that it serves the people of the South Coast coming into the Island and on to other parts of the country. Indeed, all of us here have used this ferry many times. So, the fate that Ms. Mariam met on Sunday is a fate that anyone of us can meet on that ferry. We have used that ferry ... view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: What is shocking is not that this vehicle slipped into the sea but the manner in which even the managers of the Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) have responded. They have been very economical with facts and the truth. Kenyans are left wondering whether the thousands of Kenyans - in my humble estimation, I stand corrected by Sen. Faki - this ferry service at Likoni could be carrying an average of 10,000 to 15,000 people daily across that channel. view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am told it is over 100,000 people every day. This is also an area that has been dredged to 60 metres deep to allow large water vessels and huge ships to pass through to the harbor. So, it is an area where everybody knows has lurking danger. A ferry is not supposed to be a death trap. It is supposed to be a comfortable vessel where people get on with their vehicles, buses and lorries to be crossed across the channel. I join Sen. Faki in asking: What are our preparedness levels in situations of ... view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, please add me one minute. view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: Routinely, we hear people dying on Lake Victoria, Lake Naivasha, Lake Turkana and the Indian Ocean. The Mtongwe Ferry tragedy is still very clear in our minds. There were over 400 people in that ferry and at least 250 died in one single stroke in less than five minutes which is less than 50 metres from Mtongwe Headquarters of our Navy. As I finish, we know that the work of the navy, all over the world is to patrol continuously our maritime waters to protect the waters, chase away fish poachers and to assert our ownership of territory. They do ... view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: the money is left with the national Government. Therefore, we do not expect the county government to run the Navy, the Maritime Rescue and Marine Services because they do not have the money. The national Government, therefore, stands squarely responsible. They must admit liability, apologize to the people of Kenya in general and the people of Mombasa, in particular. They must also state what levels of compensation they will give and, more importantly, how they can assure Kenyans using the ferries that the ferries will be safe. If you go to Dar es Saalam, it is in a country that ... view
• 1 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I belong to the Committee that she is probably directing the question to, if it is a matter of security. However, if it is an issue to do with transport, it belongs to another Committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I support her Statement, I think she should have even gone further. The most important issue is that Somalia and Kenya are neighbours with very strong cultural and economic links; and friendly governments, notwithstanding what is going on in the Indian Ocean. The current Somali Government was born in Nairobi. When Siad Barre was overthrown, he ... view