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    "content": "plan. So, the 10-year plan was very ambitious. However, in our assessment, that plan ought to have been truncated with realism. This plan was probably the starting point of the problems that Kenya Airways has. As we moved forward, we felt that if you have suggested a very ambitious plan and it has not succeeded, there must be room for accountability. We were not quite convinced by the management that you can sink us and remove us from the hole using your own terms. The management is proposing its terms for a crisis they have manifestly been party to. That is why we felt in accountability terms that we needed to move robustly in terms of ensuring that we bring in a new management. There is something quite interesting to note as we inquired into the dealings of Kenya Airways. They have literally out-sourced everything. They have out-sourced human resource, financing streams and so on. So you ask yourself what the management is doing if they have outsourced almost all the key functions of the organisation. We felt that some of this outsourcing could not demonstrate that there was revenue saved or it had some financial benefit for Kenya Airways. It is important that we turn around the fortunes of this airline by proposing a management that is efficient in taking this airline forward. Kenya Airways requires a US$1 billion capital injection. Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki knows that we live in a country where we have to manage the affairs of poor people. If we must put in this amount of money, there must be conditionalites that have been stipulated in this Report that must be adhered to. If we, as a nation, invest US$1 billion, it is only incumbent upon us to set up certain conditions. We cannot sink in another US$1 billion into an airline without taking firm measures on accountability. The Cabinet Secretary in charge of the National Treasury and other investors who hold the interest of the Kenyan people must ensure that whatever investment is made, must be made on the conditionalities that this Report has set out. Finally, I support what the Chairperson reiterated, that we must salvage Kenya Airways. Letting it sink is not an option. We must do everything incidental towards ensuring a financing programme for Kenya Airways. However, it must also have harsh 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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