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    "id": 614086,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank the Chair of the Committee who was very patriotic and for having brought up the issue when KQ was still afloat. We have heard issues where institutions have gone down before we can have commissions to look at them. For example KenRen, Halaal, Macadamias and all those other projects which siphoned a lot of our money. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to mention only one thing which I experienced as I sat in this Committee. The very non-strategic decisions that were made by the management are so stirring. For example, the management of KQ after entering into agreement with other airlines to transport passengers and goods to Nairobi went out of their way and made a decision to buy Embraer planes. These are the planes that are known all over that they do not have capacity to carry cargo. In fact, they have a difficulty carrying hand luggage. This has been the big problem where airlines have deposited passengers and goods at the hub of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, and KQ with its Embraers cannot carry luggage. This is the biggest complaint that passengers who have had to make connections in Nairobi have had to leave their luggage in Nairobi because there is no capacity in the Embraer airlines that the management decided to buy even after entering into agreement with other airlines. These are the very non-strategic decisions that cause some of these problems. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, secondly, the decision on the promotion of KQ is not selling. For example, you have something called “flying blue” where you accumulate your miles so that you can be able to use later to travel, I do not think there is any Senator in this House that has been able to use this even if they have thousands of miles. This is very bad in terms of promotion because it does not help KQ. These are some of the things that derail KQ. They have engaged a consultant to help to manage and I can see a short fall because there is no mechanism which you can use to evaluate what the consultant is going to recommend. There must be a mechanism which we can monitor even the opinions of the consultant as they try to resuscitate KQ. I want to support this Report and hope that some implementation can be carried out on the recommendations that have been made. Thank you."
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