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    "id": 574786,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/574786/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "appeared before it and considered the agreements. In considering the Bilateral Services Agreements, the Committee was guided by the provisions of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act No.45 of 2012. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure normally negotiates and reviews all the air services agreements between Kenya and other states to facilitate designation of scheduled airlines to offer international air transport services within their territories and beyond. The agreements were negotiated in line with the Integrated National Transport Policy which indicates that Kenya is keen to liberalize new and existing agreements on the basis of the Yamoussoukro Decision for states within Africa and equal opportunity and representative for other states. The agreements enable airlines to expand their existing route networks by directly operating to other markets. In addition, where airlines are unable to offer services, the agreements allow them to enter into commercial agreements, especially co-sharing agreements, which allow airlines to grow the demand in other markets by putting their code on other carriers. In order to operationalize the agreements, it is normal practice for the two parties to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that gives force to the agreements as they wait for the formal signing by the Cabinet Secretaries of ministries in charge of civil aviation. The Bilateral Air Services Agreement between Kenya and Ghana was negotiated and initialed on 31st May 2006. In order to operationalise the agreement, the delegation signed an MOU that gave force to the agreement while waiting for formal signing by the ministries in charge of civil aviation. This Agreement is modelled on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Template Agreement and is based on the Yamoussoukro Decision. The Agreement is liberal and enables airlines to operate within the two states without restrictions. Currently, Kenya operates seven weekly flights to Accra, Ghana and is keen to increase those to 14. In order to meet the increased demand for services, the airline is changing the equipment used for the sector to a larger aircraft. There is no Ghanaian airline operating on the route but in future, they hope to have on."
}