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    "content": "But we asked for data and the data submitted to us after several analysis, we came to the conclusion that it was not convincing that costs have been saved. Eighth, the outsourcing model embraced by Kenya Airways exposes employees performing the same tasks to varied remuneration. Kenya Airways submitted a document with employee cost comparison between employees performing the same duties directly employed by Kenya Airways and those employed through Career Directions Limited. This raises questions of fair labour practices. Article 41(1) and 41(2) of the Constitution provides as follows- (1)Every person has the right to fair labour practices. (2)Every worker has the right— (a) To fair remuneration; (b) To reasonable working conditions; (c) To form, join or participate in the activities and programmes of a trade union; and (d) To go on strike. One of the tenets of fair labour practices is equal pay for equal work. Fair labour practices lead to increased productivity, staff retention and improved customer satisfaction. While the staff recruited by Kenya Airways enjoyed the benefits attendant to belonging to a union, the staff recruited under Career Directions and Insight Limited do not. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, these are issues which can raise security issues when people are up there in the air. We have an example, of a dissatisfied pilot in Botswana who once went into a plane, flew into the air and came and landed at Gaborone Airport setting ablaze all the planes that were on the ground because of such labour relations which are not solved on time. We would like to avoid this at Kenya Airways. Since I see that the light has become amber, I encourage Members to read our observations and recommendations which come towards the end of the report which are readable. I do not want to continue repeating them ad nauseam. Finally, we would like to call upon the Government, at a time when Kenya Airways needs capital injection, to revisit the issue of taxation, one of the reasons why airlines like Ethiopian Airways do well is because when they are acquiring aircraft, engines, spare parts and so on, in this very competitive industry, the Government waives certain taxes of the airline. We talked with the management extensively on this issue and we were convinced that they had a point. Therefore, our eighth recommendation is that the National Treasury should initiate the process of providing a favourable tax regime; possible tax breaks for the Kenya Airways as its success is vital to the realization of creation of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as a hub, as I said earlier. The Committee further recommends that whenever it is necessary to hire foreign workers –this is very important because they are paid in foreign exchange and if you are getting a tax break, it means that the Government is also losing foreign exchange so the airline must also be in a position to help the Government. 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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