Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 221124,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/221124/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 75,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Mbarire",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 78,
        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
        "slug": "cecily-mbarire"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Kenya Airways does not monopolise the local and regional air transport market. The May 16, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1345 Government has fully liberalised domestic air transport and licensed 60 operators, some of which have started operating. Among them we have Flight 540, Jetlink Express, East Africa Safari Express and Kenya Airways that operate scheduled flights. Kenya Airways operates scheduled flights to Mombasa, Malindi, Lamu and Kisumu only. Others fly these routes and in addition operate to Lokichoggio, Maasai Mara, Juba and other destinations on scheduled and chartered flights. East Africa Safari Express has a large local market share and competes with other operators in this route. During the month of April, 2007 alone, Flight 540, a local carrier, ferried 10,000 passengers on the four routes to Kisumu, Lamu, Mombasa and Malindi. It is, therefore, clear that there are no monopolies locally and regionally in the air transport sector. Further, Kenya is a signatory to regional conventions such as COMESA Legal Notice No.2 of 1999 and the Yamoussoukouro Decision (YD) of 1999, which provides for liberalisation of air transport between COMESA States and members of African Economic Community respectively. (b) There is a regularised air transport environment in Kenya that has led to the licensing of 60 operators, reaping considerable competition. The prevailing cost of doing business is as a result of many other factors, but not due to monopoly by Kenya Airways. (c) I am aware that more airlines have been licensed. Some have already started operating while others have not. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority will continue to license more operators which meet the licensing requirements."
}