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    "id": 186271,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/186271/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwau",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Transport",
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        "legal_name": "John Harun Mwau",
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    "content": ", now includes a French section that address the reading needs of its French speaking travellers. All these initiatives are aimed at solidifying the Airline as a carrier that caters for varied international taste. It is for this reason that Kenya Airways has decided to also recruit a few nationals from West Africa and the Far East to help the Airline in making sure that the product it develops is in line with the different new cultures that opening up in this market is exposing the Airline to. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, out of the current compliment of 863 cabin crews of Kenya Airways, the company has recruited 46 Thai Nationals. They are in the process of recruiting 20 West Africans in the next few weeks. The Airline has no intention of recruiting more than this number for the next two years. It is worth noting that there are also 42 Kenyan nationals posted by Kenya Airways to work outside in other destinations. Kenya Airways also continues to lose crew that it has trained to the Middle East Carriers. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, I would like to confirm to this House that the Kenya Airways recognises the need to continue opening up employment opportunities for Kenyans. But this can only be sustained by growing the business. Kenya Airways currently, has a total of 4,217 employees up from 2,918 in March 2005. Depending on how the business performs, the Airline predicts a growth of future 200 jobs in the next 12 to 24 months which will spread over a number of specialised areas in the company. It is, therefore, essential that the Airline adopts strategies that allow it to grow the business in a consistent manner within a very competitive environment and the need of taking into consideration the cultural backgrounds. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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