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    "id": 919979,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ijara, PDR",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sophia Noor",
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        "legal_name": "Sophia Abdi Noor",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this Motion. I would like to support the Committee’s Report on KQ. The KQ is the pride of this nation. It is something that we are proud of as a country. Personally, whenever I see KQ, I feel that we are doing well. However, we know that KQ has been facing a lot of challenges lately. There are many issues in terms of management and the losses they have incurred. Nationalising KQ is a step in the right direction. Being a private entity, it has always given problems to this nation. In nationalising it under the process that is going on now, we have to put a lot of effort in supporting it, so that it can overcome the challenges it is facing. Recently, I travelled by the Ethiopian Airlines, and it is overtaking KQ. If you go to Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, you will see the kind of development that is happening in Ethiopia. You will see the level of public relations the Ethiopian Airline personnel practice, the kind of work they do and the directions they give. Now that we are going through the process of nationalisation, we need to look at how KQ can be supported holistically. I urge the Committee, together with the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure Housing, Urban Development and Public Works, to create a holistic process that will look at the environment KQ operates in, so that we can look at the lowest and the highest cadre of personnel at the airport. If KQ practices good public relations and creates good rapport, every person will feel comfortable to come through Kenya. But if people come through Kenya and are harassed, asked for kickbacks and many unnecessary things, then it becomes a problem. That is what we face. So, we need to change our culture. We need to have a culture that will attract people to this country and bring back the glory of our nation. This country was the hub of this region and the whole of Africa. The KQ was at one time admired by everybody in Africa. We must put a deliberate effort so that we can bring back the glory to this nation and KQ. I am very happy that the Committee brought this Report after they had done their investigations and have recommended nationalising KQ. In any business, you need to be very competitive in order to achieve your goal. Any business that is not competitive in this era will not achieve its dream. So, we ask KQ, its management and the Ministry to stand as if you are selling in your shop and competing with the next shop. We are in an era where everything depends on the kind of systems, structure and relationships they put in place. My recommendation is that the Committee should holistically and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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