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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Keynan",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "at the date when this Report was tabled, you will find that it was on 1st December, 2015. This is a critical Report. We have touched on an issue that nobody else ever thought of going near leave alone doing a report. This is on the issue of duty free shops at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Moi International Airports (MIA) from 1989 to 2015. Nobody in the legislative history of this Parliament has ever thought of even making a report, leave alone even commenting about it. Therefore, this is a celebrated Report. If you look at its contents, you will find that it touches on every bit. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this country has been conned on the face of it. If you look at Vision 2030, you will find that it talks about having JKIA as a gateway, travel hub and communication hub just in theory. Practically, JKIA is the epicentre of all the thieves, cartels and ringleaders. You can call them anything. Therefore, the question is: “Is it possible for our country to project itself as a premier nation and yet allow a key infrastructural facility and quasi- security entity in the name of JKIA to be managed by an entity called Kenya Airports Authority to be taken over by cartels?” This has been the trend for over 20 years. This is why I want to thank the Members of my Committee. Despite many threats and intimidation, they decided to put their feet down and come up with one of the most authoritative reports that will not only save the taxpayers of their monies, but will also protect, promote and jealously defend the image of Kenya as a premier nation. This country belongs to all of us. Kenya is a premier nation. If you look at the kind of things that we are struggling to jealously ape, you will find that they are things some of the countries did 30 or 40 years ago. We are talking about being one of the fasted growing economies in Eastern Africa. It is not something to be proud of. That is where we were in 1968 when we were a donor nation and assisting because countries were sending experts or students to come and learn from Kenya. They came from South Korea, Indonesia Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong. You can name them. Look at the GDP of South Korea today. It is 50 times that of Kenya and yet it does not have any known natural resource. This is simply because everybody has been stealing and leaving a skeleton. That is what our children have inherited. This is why I am pained today. When you see even in this House, in particular the 11th Parliament--- The next Members of the HBC should take--- This is why today as we address amendments to our Standing Orders, all Chairs of Committees should be Members of HBC because this is a presidential system. It is Chairs through their Committees who generate business. They are not Members of the HBC where decisions are being made on when the reports are supposed to be debated. Therefore, there is a disconnect. These are the issues that must be addressed. If this Report is adopted and properly implemented, it will change the face of JKIA, MIA and the administrative and governance structure of KAA as a critical quasi Government agency. For years, there have been many cases. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as a lawyer, when we talk about duty free shops, I am sure there is something that comes into your mind immediately. For 30 years, there has been one civil case after the other; one criminal case after another and one liability case after the other. How come a case takes 30 years to conclude? Either something is wrong with the court, the litigants or whoever. Something must be wrong! A case cannot take 30 years to be concluded in a court of law. Where is the fairness? These are the issues we said as a Committee that they must all be brought to an end. If there are individuals who are culpable, they must be arraigned in court. 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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