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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "which was the much touted project to turn around Kenya Airways has been dismissed. Nine Dreamliners that were ordered, only three have been delivered and now they are going to leaseback arrangements for the remaining Dreamliners. They have hired a consultant to help them in debt restructuring immediately after Naikuni left. It might be important for this House to find out what is it about the former CEO that makes the key strategic decisions that he made to be reversed immediately after his exit. Kenya Airways is borrowing to pay staff salaries. We have been told that they have not been able to remit loan deductions for their employees. This means that the employees are being blacklisted in credit reference bureaus for an offense not of their own making. Kenya Airways must revisit its strategy and come up with a strategy that will stop it from nose-diving. Regarding corruption, we have seen articles, allegations and accusations which need to be established. I want to support the call for a focus team to sit down and investigate allegations of corruption at Kenya Airways. Are we still having state officers who are service providers to Kenya Airways? Are some of these plans owned by the most powerful families in this country? They are not too many so it is not difficult to guess. Despite privatization status, is it true that the government mandarins are still pulling the strings and influencing decisions at Kenya Airways? Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to address poor governance and this goes straight to the heart of the Jubilee Government. Insecurity is at unprecedented levels. The tourism industry is dead. We have a lot of sympathy for the coastal communities that rely on tourism. Kenya Airways does a lot of its business hauling in passengers in the country. So, when you kill tourism because you are not serious about security in the country, you are directly killing Kenya Airways. The agricultural sector which also provides freight The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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