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    "id": 679930,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Emanikor",
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        "legal_name": "Joyce Akai Emanikor",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Motion because the provision is within an existing law, which is the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, 2012. Secondly, our national carrier has been ailing for the last three years. It has experienced continuous losses in billions. I am also following very keenly what is going on in the sector. I am happy the CS, Mr. Macharia, is giving us hope with the new strategies of turning around the industry. Therefore, it is fair to support this effort of increasing the flights or giving additional flights to our carriers. That will boost the revenue which the airline badly needs. It will also allow our airline to benefit from its 5th freedom right which allows an airline to fly between two or more countries. I know one of the new steps that the Kenya Airways wants to take is to reorganise routes by cancelling some of the very long ones, and implementing some contentious measures like laying off staff. I am happy because with these agreements, we will get more staff on board through the construction of the facilities that will need people to work there. Therefore, we believe this will not turn out to be another exercise in futility, particularly given the fact that some of the managers are still the same ones who brought down Kenya Airways. We hope that the new top people will bring to realisation the changes that they are talking of. This step will market Kenya as a tourism destination and positively brand our airline so that we can reclaim our lost glory."
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