25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
In many occasions, we have heard of the pirates and Al Shabaab who are a threat to our internal operations, trade and tourists. In specific areas, you find that response mechanisms are not appropriate because the people who are concerned rely on the regular police force and the armed forces. The Bill seeks to establish a well-coordinated security force. As a country, we are now focusing on the blue economy which is in the Indian Ocean, Lake Victoria, Lake Turkana, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and all the lakes that we have. When we have a well-trained Coast Guard Service, this ...
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25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
I know that we have serious ports which are coming up like the Lamu Port- South Sudan- Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET). There is also expansion of Mombasa Port and the Shimoni Port which are coming up. We need a back up service which is very well coordinated. This legislation comes at the right time. There is a lot of drug peddling which is a serious concern to our youths and generally the entire population. The drugs are easily sold along the coastline. There is a free area where tourists come in and people go and relax. From statistics, coastline has ...
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25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
There is also the export and smuggling of ivory from the interior to the Coast. Poaching has become a serious threat. Some of these animal products which are exported by sea pass through our coastline. This legislation focuses on providing security and protection of our territory. Our economy is the best thing that we can support. In any case, we are creating jobs for our young people. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
I urge the House to support the Bill. It is very important because it is going to enhance our economy, provide safety and protection to help in coordination with international organisations in preventing bad activities that take place along the seas and lakes.
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25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
I support this legislation and look forward to its implementation as soon as possible. Thank you.
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18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this very important Motion. I come from Buuri Constituency, which is highly cosmopolitan. We have the largest wheat and flower farms in Meru. We also have a large pool of people who are not from the Meru community. When emigrants go to new places, they experience rejection from the inhabitants, meaning that they need to be integrated to the communities they join. Counselling centres will give them an opportunity to learn how to relate with the local community. In the recent past, as my colleagues have said, we have witnessed ...
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18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
and the security system need to be part of this process. Workers, employers and, employees need to be counselled. We need to counsel some employers like those…
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18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. My constituency, Buuri, has two sub-counties with deputy county commissioners (DDCs). From one end of the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
constituency to the other it is approximately 180 kilometres. We border Isiolo, so I understand what Mhe. Rehema is going through. It is the right of every child born in Kenya to have a birth certificate. Therefore, the Government should not make it difficult for our children to get birth certificates. I commend the Government for starting the Huduma Centers but, unfortunately, one of the services that were omitted at the Huduma Centers, which cover almost 35 counties, is the issuance of birth certificates. Why is the Government not sensitive to the needs of our children? It is ironical that ...
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18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
It is, therefore, important that we have the registration at the constituency level. I would like to ask Hon. Wangari to consider those constituencies with more than one district such as mine to be given two registration centers because we need the services down there. I support this noble Motion. Thank you.
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