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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Abdi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Hassan Abdi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I was among the hundreds of KQ customers who were stranded for hours because of the unfolding crisis in KQ. Hardly have I ever travelled with KQ without a cancellation or long delays. It is common for customers to be removed from a flight you have already booked with no apologies, explanation or customer care. This is just the shoddy way KQ works and Kenyans have resigned to that fact. The KQ is in a terrible state of affairs. It now operates like a matatu airline. There are obviously very serious management problems in KQ. It has suffered major losses and has demoralised staff. Its top class professionals like pilots and engineers are leaving in droves. The management has lost its way. The KQ assets have been depleted and it is now a shadow of its past. Sadly, we continue pouring taxpayers’ money into this black hole. We have allowed a grand theft of public resources. It is, therefore, time to say enough is enough. We must take action to protect the interests of Kenyans. Unfortunately, KQ carries the name of our country. Its slogan is the “Pride of Africa”. It is a terrible shortcoming. It is a blot on Kenya and Africa. It is even more scandalous that we are funding that particular shortcoming. We are subsidising this grand theft. We are subsidising the mismanagement and mess that we see in KQ. We should, therefore, not trivialise this issue. We should not make it a personal or political issue. It is a matter of importance to the whole country. KQ is an important national institution. We must take our parliamentary responsibility seriously and recommend massive changes. I support the creation of a select committee to investigate and recommend changes to the KQ structure. We must stop these entrepreneurial hyenas before they destroy the national airline. In the meantime, before we set up the select committee, I would like to suggest that we stop KQ from selling, leasing or disposing of any property, aircraft or assets of the corporation. The more we delay to do that, the more the management disposes of the assets. One of the things that I was saddened to hear is that KQ will sell its facilities at Heathrow Airport. What airline would do that? Ethiopian Airlines, which is a well-run national airline, is extending its roots. It 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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