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    "id": 696400,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/696400/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dido",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2749,
        "legal_name": "Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido",
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    "content": "The KQ is the image of this country. In recent weeks, we visited Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi as the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations and it is cheaper to fly in the East African Region using Air Rwanda or Ethiopian Airlines. Even Kenyans who live in the Diaspora - Tanzania, Burundi or Rwanda cannot afford KQ fares to Nairobi. They have to connect through Addis Ababa or through Dar es Salaam to get to Nairobi. As Kenyans, they feel they should promote their airline by flying KQ, but if the difference in fare between Air Rwanda, Ethiopian Airlines and KQ is about US$500 then it is unacceptable. The Sky Team Alliance between KQ and KLM was crafted by very clever individuals. Their idea was not to benefit Kenyans or KQ but themselves. Before the alliance, KQ used to fly to Istanbul but suddenly they said that the route was unprofitable. Today, Turkish Airlines flies almost three or four times to Nairobi, the same route that KQ was told was not profitable. The Kshs71 billion is a lot of money for Kenyans to lose. It is something that requires serious investigations and the individuals behind this scam must be brought to book and made to pay. Among the companies that are doing business in Kenya, Lafarge and the East African Portland Cement are the most profitable and yet KQ, the single Kenyan company they do business with is suddenly becoming insolvent and unprofitable. Hon. Members, we are staring at a serious scam. We should not fear to add our voices to this and say that we are not going to throw away good money after bad money. That is what this House did two years ago by allocating KQ Kshs26 billion to bail it out. Suddenly, we have found out that this money is being taken by very clever and smart individuals who have companies entrenched within KQ. One of the things that has come out is that managers are part of the supply chain within KQ. How can you be a manager and yet you are one of the suppliers of that company? I support this Motion. Parliament must move with speed so that those behind this scam can be brought to book and KQ must be --- Thank you, Hon. Speaker. 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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