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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have two Statements to make. The first one is with regard to a request by Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki. He wanted to know the objective of the visit to the United States of America (USA) by His Excellency the President. I have shared this Statement with him. Mr. Speaker, Sir, His Excellency the President was invited as a key speaker to the 2015 Milken Global Conference which was scheduled for 26th April to 29th April, 2015. The Global conference brings together intellectuals and leaders to explore solutions to challenges in financial markets, industry, health, government and education. This year’s conference aspired to increase global empowerment by advancing collaborative solutions in capital creation of employment and improved health, through independent data-driven research and innovative policy initiatives. Specifically, the strategic value of the conference laid its potential to catalyse global investment in infrastructure and the development of our common markets in Kenya and East Africa broadly, hence, the intended representation by His Excellency the President and President Kagame of Rwanda. Mr. Speaker, Sir, His Excellency the President was going to be the headline speaker at the three major events; Corporate and Investor Roundtable, Global Overview Plenary and Sub-Saharan African Panel: The State of Affairs - a perspective from the Heads of State. In addition to holding private conversations and interviews to position Kenya and East Africa, His Excellency the President was going to meet the film industry in Hollywood to help revamp the film sector in Kenya. The visit was also going to include a tour to the Los Angeles Ports Authority. Los Angeles recently made major renovations and upgrades to the ports, similar to what Kenya is aspiring to do with the Port of Mombasa. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, the Senator also wanted us to indicate the scheduled itinerary of His Excellency the President during the said visit. The scheduled itinerary was: Nairobi to Dubai, 23rd April, 2015, at 1700 Hrs, by special aircraft; Dubai to Los Angeles, 24th April, 2015 aboard Emirates at 0855 Hrs; Los Angeles to Dubai, 29th April, 2015, aboard Emirates, at 1645 Hrs, arrival in Dubai on 30th April, 2015 at 1935 Hrs and Dubai to Nairobi, 1st May, 2015 at 1400 Hrs. Mr. Speaker, Sir, part (c) of the question wanted an explanation as to why the flight by His Excellency the President had to abort midair. The decision was taken by the pilot due to information about escalated military activity over Yemeni airspace. Mr. Speaker, Sir, part (d) of the request reads:- “State the number of persons in the aborted flight and steps taken to ensure their safety after the flight aborted.” 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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