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    "id": 682789,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/682789/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 391,
        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "Another issue is about funding which is a key area for the CAA to effectively function. It has not come out very clearly on how it will share the revenue. Currently, we know that the KAA collects the revenue. The KAA is a landlord. When you go to the airport at the moment, the people who check on you come from the KAA. I do not know whether this function should remain with the KAA or should go to the CAA. The KAA checks the personnel who handle the aircraft and ensure that the passengers who have boarded the aircraft are fine. Unless the CAA gets funds and come out with a clear budget allocation on how it will operate, there will be no difference from what we have currently. The Memorandum and Objectives in the Bill are very good. The CAA needs funds for it to get qualified manpower, attract the best manpower and handle issues of security. However, this Bill has not addressed how the CAA will be funded. It must come out very clearly on how it will be funded. Parliament will allocate it money but it needs to come out with clear guidelines on how it will be funded, so that it can be able to execute its mandate. The Bill proposes to amend Section 7 of the principal Act by expanding the function of the CAA, whose current mandate is certification and surveillance of air navigation service providers. You cannot do this without equipment. You need to invest in modern equipment, so that you can be able to do this work. You also need qualified personnel to do the job and you cannot get qualified personnel because there are no funds. That is why the other day people were fighting over who becomes the KAA Managing Director."
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