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    "id": 575712,
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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": "criminalise the making of a threat to commit an offence or an agreement to contribute to an offence that is likely to endanger safety of an aircraft. (ii) Criminalize the use of civil aircraft to release or discharge any biological, chemical, nuclear weapons or similar substances to cause death, serious bodily injury or serious damage. Further, cyber attacks on air navigation facilities constitute an offence under this convention. (iii) Expand the ground for jurisdiction under the earlier instruments by requiring each state party to establish jurisdiction when an offence is committed by its national and by enabling each state party to establish jurisdiction when the victim of the offence is its national. (iv) Expand the scope of the Hague Convention 1970 to cover different forms of aircraft hijackings, including through modern technological means. The two instruments are open for signature, ratification and accession at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Headquarters in Montreal upon coming into force. Many countries have already signed the convention and that is why Kenya has now to accede as a very active member of ICAO. The objective of the convention and protocol is to promote aviation security by addressing unlawful acts against civil aviation that may jeopardise the safety and security of persons and property, seriously affecting the operations of air services, airports and air navigation facilities. The convention and protocol:- (a) obligate the contracting parties to inter alia undertake to strengthen the legal framework for international co-operation in preventing and suppressing unlawful acts against civil aviation. (b) enhance confidence of people in the use of aviation as a means of transport. (c) criminalize the use of civil aircraft for purposes of causing death and serious bodily injury. (d) criminalize the unlawful transport of biological chemicals and nuclear weapons relating to all other dangerous materials. The Committee observed that the ratification and implementation of the convention and protocol will help the country in achieving the following:- (i) Promote passenger and freight air transportation. (ii) Facilitate regional and global integration. (iii) Increase trade and tourism; and, (iv) Enable safety and security for civil aviation. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in conclusion, it will be in Kenya’s interest to ratify the said convention and protocol owing to the immense benefits the country stands to gain. With those few remarks, I beg to move this Motion and request Hon. Ali Wario to second."
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