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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the matter of KQ is a very serious. I do not think it is just a labour related issue, as the Senator of Kiambu has put it. May I remind Members that this is not the first time Parliament is looking into this matter. The Second Senate had a very intensive process of looking at this matter under the Chairmanship of then then Senator for Kisumu County, Prof. Anyang’- Nyong’o, and the Report is available. The National Assembly, in the 12th Parliament, took almost a year to look into this matter. They invited all the stakeholders and came up with a Report detailing very serious recommendations. I remember one of the recommendations was to come up with a law on management of Kenyan aviation. A Bill on the Kenya Civil Aviation Management was brought to the Floor of the House, but it collapsed at Second Reading Stage. A lot of work has happened on this matter. As the Committee retires to look at this matter, they need not to re-invent the wheel. They should look at the past reports to see what has been implemented and what has not been implemented. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I remember when the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KQ was resigning, he said that even God cannot save the airline. He stated that even if KQ bring whatever manager, with the level of experience and knowledge, he will not manage. The current manager, CEO of KQ, Mr. Kilavuka, happens to be my resident of Vihiga County. He did so well when he was at Jambo Jet and that is why he ended up getting this job. I think the problems facing KQ are beyond him. This problem is much bigger."
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