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    "content": "It is important for us to appreciate some of the things that have been raised by the Mover, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o. The real cause of Kenya Airways’ problems is management. You cannot escape from that one. Yes, there is a tourism downfall, Ebola and security threats, but the hallmark of good management is to appreciate when your organisation is faced by an environmental threat. In this case, “environmental threat” does not mean trees, water and so on. This is the circumstance within your environment that if not watched over carefully, can lead to the demise of your organisation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the situation today is that if we do not take any action, we are heading for the demise of Kenya Airways. When you have inventory such as planes and spare parts that you cannot dispose of instantly and you have debts to the tune of Kshs18 billion that you have to pay instantly, that situation is known as being insolvent. Basically, you should not be in business. The only way you are going to be back in business is where you dispose of the debt of Kshs18 billion. The question is: How and who will dispose of this Kshs18 billion? Where will it come from? This is the question that the Committee that has been proposed by the honourable Senator must respond to. Unless, we can answer that question, once again, we will be working and carrying out an exercise in futility. The objectives must be: To find out, as well spelt out, what is the problem? What is the solution? Unless we can propose solutions to Kenyans then, we will just have gone for a visit to Kenya Airways and, perhaps a good flight then come back to the House to report on nothing. Let us not under-estimate the task that this Committee has set forth for itself and the amount of work that will have to be put in by this Committee. When you are trying to decipher the kind of problems and issues that exist currently in Kenya Airways, then you will have to take a bit of time to do so; get experts as proposed by Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’- Nyong’o to advise us on the way forward. More importantly, we must also ask ourselves where the buck will stop as far this particular circumstance is concerned. Who will take responsibility for this state of affairs? What will happen to that person or persons who will have to ultimately take responsibility for the state of affairs that our national carrier is in? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when I look at the list, I see a set of individuals who are capable of carrying out this task. I am not talking about myself; that can be challenged at will. I am talking about the other 10 Members of the Committee as listed here. Even though we are not airline experts or necessarily investigators, we have been gifted with the ability to look at national issues and those that are specific to the corporate sector. We must come out with a good report on the way forward as far as Kenya Airways is concerned. Finally, it is important for Parliament, as a whole and not just the Senate, and the Executive, to appreciate and follow what will be happening in this Committee. What it will be proposing, so that whatever action is taken at the Executive level will incorporate what is going to be the results of the investigation by the Senate Committee. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. 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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