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Mombasa County to seize control of harbours, ferries
Thursday, Dec 17th 2015
The Mombasa County Assembly unanimously passed the controversial Ferries and Harbours Bill, 2014, last evening.
As a result, the county government will take charge of ferries and harbours next month. The Transition Authority (TA) had sent an advisory saying that ferries fall under the national government and that the county government could only get involved in ferry operations after seeking TA’s approval.
Wednesday, county assembly committee on Public Works and Transport Chairman Amir Thoya, who tabled the bill, said ferries and harbours should fall under counties as provided for under part two of the Fourth Schedule and that they would not beg TA to reclaim what constitutionally belongs to the county government.
Taken hostage
“The Constitution is supreme and therefore we cannot be intimidated or taken hostage by TA. It is clear under Schedule Four that ferries and harbours are devolved functions,” Mr Thoya said.
According to MCAs, the county government would collect a fee for all vessels that are anchored within the county waters when the bill becomes law.