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    "id": 574802,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/574802/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njuki",
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        "legal_name": "Onesmus Muthomi Njuki",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for recognising the wonderful and beautiful girls from our constituency and county. I want to take this opportunity to appreciate that air transport has become one of the safest modes of transport in the world. If you look at what is happening in the world today in terms of entrepreneurship, you will find that the trade between countries is dependent on how fast goods can arrive in their destinations. You will be surprised that most West African countries including Ghana rely very much on products from Europe which is nearer compared to East Africa. You will also be surprised that KQ leaves Nairobi with an empty “belly” while carrying passengers but there are eggs and chicken from France being sold in the market of Ghana. That is a very serious omission. It means that our business people, farmers and those who do very basic business like flowers should start thinking about air transport as a mode of getting goods to their markets rather than thinking of shipment all the time. That will reduce the time of doing good business. I want to hail what Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo has said about the state of air transport in the country. As much as we want to rely on the few international airports that we have; that is Moi, Jomo Kenyatta, Eldoret and Kisumu international airports, there is need to establish good and reliable airstrips and airports around the country. We should probably have, at least, an airport in every county so that if I want to export my produce from Tharaka Nithi County, I do not need to go all the way to Nairobi then reroute it to Uganda. It should even be possible for us to transport our miraa directly to Somalia without passing through Nairobi. 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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