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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wangwe",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Motion on the Report of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing on the Ratification of Bilateral Air Services Agreements between the Republic of Kenya and the Republics of Ghana and Niger. From the outset, I want to say this is a very important Bilateral Agreement abbreviated “BASA” whose intention is to allow international commercial air transport services between the two territories. Before an airline can operate any international service to another country, the Government must negotiate a treaty level agreement on the destination of the country. Why should we ratify this agreement? The importance that this agreement brings to the people of Kenya and the people of Ghana and Niger is immense; we need to sign, ratify and approve the existence of this agreement according to the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO). Kenya is a signatory to the ICAO that is based in Canada. It regulates all aviation operations in the world, and Kenya being a member, it is important that we ratify any bilateral air service agreement we enter into between countries on the basis of the ICAO agreement. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to request my colleagues to support this Motion on the basis that, should we ratify the BASA, the countries involved be it Kenya, Ghana and Niger will have immense benefits which will lead to the construction of various infrastructural facilities such as the airport. On the rehabilitation of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), we have just launched the green field terminal whose magnitude is twice the capacity of the current terminal. It is important that, as a Government, we further enforce and make sure that the airport we are building shall have equivalent market to ferry passengers to and from our airport. We should also create more space so that the incoming flights from outside the country are accommodated in our new bigger airport. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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