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    "id": 682755,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/682755/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Anything that can improve and make us have direct flights not just to America but to the major destinations in the world is a good thing and has to be supported. We have spoken about this before and I am glad that the Temporary Deputy Speaker and I were privileged to be in the last Parliament. One of the biggest problems that the KCAA has is less power and resources as the industry regulator than some of the entities it is supposed to regulate, like the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). Even KQ had more muscle than the KCAA when it was doing well. That is a lacuna which is dangerous. This is because when an industry regulator seems to be powerless in regulating the entities it is supposed to then we have a problem. We are not only seeing this at the KCAA but also at the telecommunications industry today. We would be lying to ourselves if we do not admit that some operators in the telecommunications industry like Safaricom seem to have more powers than the industry regulator, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). As we amend this Bill, I agree with the processes that have been put in place to ensure that the new CEO of the KCAA will be an aviation expert. That alone is not enough. I hope my good friend Hon. Wambugu will get a chance to speak to this Bill being an operator himself. One of the biggest problems that the KCAA has is lack of contemporary equipment and high staff turnover. This is because remuneration and the working conditions are The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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