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    "id": 1625432,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1625432/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we continue to undermine the potential of Mombasa City and the coastal cities around it, because of a protective policy that does not serve the interests of Kenyans, but very minute business interests. I would wish that when the Ministry of Roads and Transport come to respond to that particular Statement, let it be known to the public how many international airlines are on the queue to receive landing rights direct to Mombasa City. Mr. Speaker, Sir, travellers are such that right now, they do not even want to stop by Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) because many of them do not have anything to do here in Nairobi. They want to land directly from the destination of choice, straight into Mombasa County, and when they are done with their holidays and festivities, fly out of the country. I wish that we can continue to have a more collaborative approach to this, and appreciate the changing preferences of travellers, and open up Mombasa to as many airlines as possible. There are smaller cities of even lower profile that are threatening the prominence of Mombasa due to this backward policy. It is my hope that the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing, chaired by Sen. Eddy, will help the country in unravelling this mystery and ensure that we open up Mombasa City, for the sake of tourism numbers. We can receive double the two million tourists that we receive in this country, in Mombasa alone, if we make it open and ensure that tourists can access it as easily as possible. I hope the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing will do justice to the people of the coastal region. I thank you."
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