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    "id": 682722,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/682722/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "of regulated agents, and enforcement of the provisions of the Act. Regulations issued under it were very minimal. Functions of the Authority were limited and that is why new sub-sections were introduced so that this expanded mandate is taken care of. Clause 8 of the Bill proposes to amend the Act by inserting a new Sub-section 13A immediately after Section 13. This is to address conflict of interest among the board members when considering any issue within their mandate. Section 13(a) criminalises the failure to disclose in respect of that member. In Kenya, people who own aircraft and hangars at airports are the same people who sit in the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) and Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) as board members. I am sure they are listening. I know them because we sometimes hire their aircraft after we collect some money for Harambees from friends. This will deal with those who fail to disclose their other side in the aviation industry. The law is going to catch up with them. As a departure from the present position, Clause 9 of the Bill proposes to amend Section 19(4) of the Act by requiring a person wishing to be appointed the Director-General to possess in addition to other qualifications, management and technical experience in the field of civil aviation of not less than 10 years. The clause also proposes to amend Section 15 by extending the term of service for the Director- General from three to four years. At the assent of this Bill, a new Director-General will be recruited by the KCAA. I want Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo to listen to me because he is specific about people’s qualifications. The new Director-General of the KCAA, apart from whether he went to Maranda High School, Garissa High School or Mount Kenya University (MKU), must possess management and technical experience in civil aviation of not less than 10 years. If you were planning to take your cousin to be the Director-General, if this Bill is carried, then you have no chance. I am happy that the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing is here. I do not understand why the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KAA is a white man. Somebody should tell me why that is the case. Are there no qualified Kenyans to head KAA and we have to look for a mzungu from the Scandinavian countries? With 54 years of Independence, this is very shameful. I have nothing against that mzungu . He might be very competent. That white man has not tax returns, he cannot fill the wealth declaration; and he did not get a certificate of good conduct because he is not a Kenyan. He has no clearance from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). I do not know how he was recruited. That was an oversight. For one to be recruited, there are certain mandatory documents one must provide. I am sure Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo will agree with me that you must have a Kenyan identification document, clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), and you must have filled a wealth declaration form, but this guy just sitting somewhere in Scandinavia during winter gets a job. I have nothing against those who recruited him. As a leader, I must be told how he was recruited."
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