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    "id": 1115237,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "airlines, it will make it easier for Kenyans to even find jobs down south. There are countries in the south, like Botswana, which access the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) market. This opportunity will enable Kenya because we are an aggressive country. We are by nature an aggressive people. So, we can tap into the COMESA market and the Free Trade area (FTA) markets, and that will increase employment opportunities for our people. We are Africa and Africa is our business. Just two days ago, as the chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disability (CPwD) Network, I hosted a team of parliamentarians from across the Africa Region of the Commonwealth. The Members came from as far as Sierra Leone, and they were here. As I listened to how long it took them to reach Nairobi from Sierra Leone, I felt that we must have had a direct route even to Sierra Leone because Members of Parliament have to travel from Kenya to Addis Ababa to Ghana and then to Sierra Leone. Can you imagine that this is a Member with a disability? You can imagine how difficult it is to do business when infrastructure is a problem. This is, therefore, an extremely good treaty. It is a treaty that is opening up our country because Kenya belongs to the world. Within no time, Kenya will be moving out of the region. I have lived almost everywhere in this world and I can tell you that we must make it conducive because Africa is our business. I like the fact that Kenya is becoming a global leader. Wherever we put our feet, as a country, we get there. As an agricultural country, you can imagine how much Kenya would benefit if we had direct flights into and out of the COMESA market. Botswana is down there in that side. How easy would it be for us to sell our fresh farm produce and also create opportunities for our development in the region? This is a good treaty that requires a lot of support. As we move forward, I want to ask the Committee to make it easier. Even airlines have responsibility to make it easier for everybody, including for persons with disabilities, to travel and get into lifts and ramps. Let us make it easier for everybody to do business. That is good. With those remarks, I support the Motion."
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