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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 for giving me this chance. Today, I stand an embarrassed Kenyan, quite ashamed and very sad at what is happening at KQ. The carrier that was once known to be the pride of Africa has been turned to a house of plunder and loot. It is common knowledge that KQ is dead. It has collapsed. It is scandalous and is synonymous with corruption. It has been ailing for the last few years with huge debts, poor customer relations and poor management. Poor investment decisions have been made based on how they bought many planes yet they were already debt ridden with poor operational performance. They have failed to counter competition by hiking costs and not being able to stand to the advantage of their competitors. In 2015, it recorded an over Kshs26 billion loss and the loss figure grew more than 600 per cent in one year. Audit reports indicate flawed transactions, not only on cargo, but in all procurements. It is time we call this quits, investigate and this House takes action, so that all the persons who are responsible for this mess are brought to account and face the full force of the law. It is ironical that KQ is among the top five airlines in Africa after South Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, Seychelles and Ethiopian Airlines. It is also ironical that it is the seventh largest in Africa. This year, it was voted the leading airlines in Africa by the World Travel Awards. That means that if we did not have the mess, KQ would be rated along with other global best airlines. So, there is urgent need to take action. With those few remarks, I want to support the Report by the Leader of the Majority Party."
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