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    "id": 682731,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kamanda",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Maina Kamanda",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to second the Motion on the Second Reading of the Kenya Civil Aviation Bill 2016. This matter was referred to my Committee. The Committee processed the Bill and invited all the stakeholders including the ministry and other citizens concerned. I commend the Leader of the Majority Party for what he has said; that we never got any amendments from all the stakeholders that came to our Committee. Why did we not get amendments? This Bill is critical in addressing the findings of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit. It also incorporates articles of the Chicago Convention that had not been captured. About two months ago, our delegation toured the United States of America (USA) with delegations from Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania. The concern of all those airports that we toured, which want to partner with our Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was this Bill that we have not passed in this House. It was a concern to all those airports that we passed by. I assure this House that Kenya is a respected country more than any other country in the East African region. Their concern was about Kenya. I do not know how Ethiopia managed to pass their Civil Aviation (Amendment) Bill before us because they have a direct flight from USA to Ethiopia. It is the concern of many people who live in America and Europe who want to do business with this country. The Civil Aviation Act is very important that nobody can touch when you have not agreed to all the conventions that have been passed by other countries. The most important is the Chicago Convention. I do not want to go back to what Hon. Duale has said because he has gone through the whole Bill. If we pass this Bill, it will help us. Other countries have used this Bill as an excuse. Let us pass it and see if we will get another excuse. They have been talking about security. All those matters they have been talking about are addressed in this Bill. Once we pass this Bill, we may negotiate as a country. I agree with the Leader of the Majority Party on how we have improved our JKIA. You may think we are a small country but when you go to other countries in the East African region, there is no airport like JKIA. One issue that the Leader of the Majority Party raised is on how a Managing Director of European decent was appointed to run our airport after more than 50 years of Independence. Despite the fact that our Parliament is independent, it is only our Speaker and the Leader of the Majority Party who can interact with the President. These people meet the President any time they want and the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the work of the Executive. I was waiting for my friend to tell me why that happened because I do not ask the President most of the things that happen. The Leader of the Majority Party knows many things in this country. He is now referring this matter to the Committee. The Committee is equally concerned but I think he is hiding some information from this House. This is because when he is with the Executive all the time when approving the Bills, at least, he can whisper. He is in a better position to know this than the Committee Chair. I want to say that we interrogated this matter. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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