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    "id": 72136,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the KQ is still the national flag bearer and the national airline of this country. It is not just for this country, it is the pride of Africa with 42 destinations in Africa and 21 destinations globally. So, no other airline commands that connectivity; 42 destinations within Africa including the latest, last week in Mozambique. In terms of the shareholding, the Kenya Government owns 22 percent, the staff of Kenya airways, 4 percent, Kenyans and other investors through the stock exchange own another 51 percent. The only external block of shares is owned by KLM through their partnership; actually 6 percent. So, for all intents and purposes, KQ is still a very Kenyan owned and the most profitable airline in Africa. We should all be proud of that and be supporting it and saying; yes, we are proud to own this airline as the Pride of Africa, that is connecting Africa. That does not preclude other airlines also being designated as national carriers and for that, we also have been promoting several other emerging airlines like Jetlink. We have given them access to destinations in Mwanza, Eritrea, within the region to complement what is being done by Kenyan Airways. It is a symbiotic relationship because we recognize that Kenya airways is part of the global network; it is interconnected, it has what routes it prefers or what makes most economic sense to it. There are other airlines that are also coming and they are all interlinking one another at the domestic level, at the international level and at the regional level. I have never said here that KQ is not owned by Kenyans. I want to correct that. The KQ is still the national flag bear, it bears our national colours, no other airline bears that and we are proud to be associated with it."
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