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    "id": 734367,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wamunyinyi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 291,
        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker once again. The agreement that was signed between the Kenya Government and the World Duty Free Shops heavily favoured the House of Perfume in respect of the 3,000 square metres of duty free space at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and 2000 square metres of duty free premises at the Moi International Airport for a term of ten years, which was renewable upon expiry. Some of the features, for the benefit of the Members, were as follows: 1. The House of Perfume would have the exclusive right to operate duty free facilities at the premises and at any other premises which could be designated as an airport in future. 2. No other person or firm would operate a duty-free facility in an airport unless the House of Perfume gave its consent. You can see that kind of loop-sided provision in an agreement which affected the Kenya Airports Authority and Kenyans at large. The House of Perfume was entitled to import without restriction or payment of duty or sales tax for all products which, it, or any of its subsidiaries and sub-tenants, would sell at duty free facilities. Since KAA had not been established as a statutory body, the agreement was executed by the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President and counter-signed by the Permanent Secretary, the National Treasury, and every effort was expanded to try and show that the agreement was legitimate."
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