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    "content": "I want to thank Mr. Mwau who brought this Question to the Floor of the House which enabled the Speaker to direct the Joint Committee to investigate the matter. One thing that came out very clearly is that CCK, as an independent organization or regulator, had interferences from the powerful leadership of this country on many instances. Letters were tabled before the Committee where the Prime Minister, the Vice- President and Ministers were asking CCK not to take action against particular private sector players. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was so serious that the National Security Advisory Council (NSAC) sat and discussed those avionic interferences. This country must change. The days when the top leadership could write a letter and direct a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an independent body, in our opinion, ended with the KANU era. As a Committee, we saw instances where private players disobeyed a regulator and hence endangered the lives of many Kenyans using the airspace. When NSAC sat to discuss this matter, a directive was given to CCK to implement. Worse enough, that directive, which was handed over to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications was still defied. That shows how the culture of impunity is being perpetuated. This Report has far-reaching recommendations giving the CCK absolute mandate to ensure avionic interferences will never happen again. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if that is not stopped, what will happen? Today, this country, because of the terror networks, cannot have direct flights to the United States of America (USA) and many other destinations. With the avionic interferences of the control tower, major airlines will stop coming to this country. I want to thank the private sector players who appeared before us. I want to thank the Director-General of CCK who was very honest to the Committee. I also want to thank the KCAA who came and tabled letters of impunity from very powerful people. There are letters where the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs and the Office of the Prime Minister are asking the CCK not to act. This is impunity. I want this House to adopt and approve this Report so that the lives of the people of this country at the airports and those who are coming to our country are safe. With those few remarks, I support and ask my colleagues to support and approve this Report."
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