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    "id": 867753,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/867753/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Muhoroni, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Onyango Oyoo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Onyango Oyoo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill. It is good in terms of enhancing relationships and business opportunities for our country. The countries that we are seeking to enter into bilateral air services agreements are good countries. Bahamas is good for tourism and Jordan for business. For Jamaica, I urge the authorities to ensure that we do objective business and we do not extend it to the other business that they like doing that corrupts the minds of young children. My concern is that, in the past, Kenya has been friendly in opening up its air space and facilitating business opportunities with other countries. But when it comes to reciprocating, some of those countries have not done well. A country like South Africa which is friendly, gives Kenyans a hard time in procuring visas, including important persons like Members of Parliament (MPs) and other dignitaries. Yet, as a country, we give them good considerations when they are seeking our visa. I hope countries like Turkey, Jamaica and Bahamas will be friendly and our agreement with them will be a win-win situation where Kenyans who will wish to travel to those countries to do business or as tourist will not struggle. I am not implying that everyone should travel. However, there should not be a lot of rigorous attempts to deny people visas when they want to go for business, especially people of substance like MPs and senior Government officers as is the case with South Africa. These agreements are welcome. I want to thank the Chairperson with his Committee for working round the clock to ensure that this concept comes to fruition by bringing it to this House. With those few remarks, I support. Thank you."
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