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    "content": "Every leader in this country is adored by some people, has a constituency and must be respected. That is what I will convey to the Jubilee Government. Secondly, my good friend, hon. (Eng.) Gumbo, asked about an incident that happened seven or four years ago. Yes, I am with him and I can tell him that he will not see here the Atur brothers during the reign of the Jubilee Government, nor will he see the Ocampos being given the red carpet welcome under the Jubilee Government. We will follow the law to the letter. So, be assured that this Government will go by the law. On hon. Ng’ongo’s issue, again it is this House - the HANSARD will prove me right - that approved 99 per cent the appointment of one Francis Kimemia as the Cabinet Secretary. He is in charge of the minutes of the Cabinet and not the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), because that Authority has a management. We have the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure led by the able Cabinet Secretary, Eng. Kamau. I do not see why Francis Kimemia’s name should feature in this case, because it is nowhere in the document that I have tabled. So, let us not bring personal issues here. Hon. Speaker, Sir, hon. Wandayi has talked about restricted areas. The law is very clear. For us to protect our airport from terrorism and for us to make sure that Delta Airline flies to Kenya and we have direct flights from JKIA to Washington, we must restrict access in the airport. I have already tabled the list of the people who are allowed access in the airport. This is the Head of State. However, in the near future, the KAA will provide a vehicle for the VIPs who want to be picked from the VIP Lounge to the aircraft. That is underway, but we cannot compromise security and international regulations that we have signed as a country. Hon. Chanzu has talked about loss of goods at the airport. I think that is a more complex matter because it involves airlines, but the KAA must make sure that the JKIA becomes the preferred destination across the region. Hon. Dalmas Anyango talked about political issues in the last Government. I want to assure him that this is a unitary Government and there are no political issues. There is the Head of State, the Deputy President and the Cabinet. The last Government went when Kenyans went into elections on 4th of March and they elected a new Government. What happened in the last election will not be reason for what will happen now. If I go back to that, I would like to tell hon. Members that there was a Retirement Benefits Bill, or package, for the former Prime Minister, the former Vice President and Minister for Home Affairs, the former Speaker and the former Deputy Speaker, which was rejected. If you fast-track that Bill, the former Prime Minister, the former Vice President and Minister for Home Affairs and the former Speaker will have a law that will protect them, give them direct access, give them security and all that they need in this country. Hon. Speaker, hon. Shebesh requested me to clarify on the lounges and I have done this. We have three lounges namely the State Pavilion, VIP Lounge III and the Government VIP Lounge."
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