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    "id": 257744,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The list of doctors designated as approved Aviation Medical Examiners under Regulation No.132(1) and (2) of the Civil Aviation (Personnel Licensing), Regulations of 2007, is as follows:- Dr. John T. Gatabaki, Dr. Festus Ilako, Dr. Dammas Gathuku, Dr. Stephen Karau, Dr. Justino Muinde, Dr. Uma Nathawani, Dr. Andrew Hicks, Dr. Kimata Patrick Mukui, Dr. Phenny Kachumbo and Dr. Kimani Wanjama, who is currently out of the country for a period of three years. (b) Regulation No.134(3) of the Civil Aviation (Personnel Licensing) Regulations of 2007 states that where an applicant for a medical certificate fails within a reasonable period to provide the requested medical information or history, the Authority may reject the application as well as suspend, modify or revoke all medical certificates held by the applicant. Sub-Regulation (4) provides that the suspension shall remain in force until the holder provides the requested information to the Authority and the Authority determines that the holder meets the medical standards. (c) Further to the above, Regulation No.179 thereof provides that the Authority may suspend or revoke a certificate, document or authorisation where it considers it to be in the public interest to prevent any person from flying. From the foregoing, the suspension of Capt. Waweru’s medical certificate was in accordance with the law. In addition, as I said, this is a matter that is in court, in which application Capt. Waweru is seeking for the quashing of the decision of the Authority suspending his licence. Capt. Waweru has presented his case and the Authority has responded as appropriate. The application will come up for full hearing through highlighting of submission started yesterday, 19th December, 2011. For this reason, we thought that it would be in the interest of the court proceedings that this matter is not discussed in Parliament, and that doing so would be tantamount to subjecting the Authority to discussion here and in court. As regards tabling of the medical report of Capt. Waweru, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority is bound by the provisions of Regulation 138, which states that"
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