Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 925271,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/925271/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 255,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Saku, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Rasso",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13473,
        "legal_name": "Dido Ali Raso",
        "slug": "dido-ali-raso"
    },
    "content": "The second issue is about the scientific nature of that facility where third parties like the National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) of the USA and the European Space Agency are able to interact with this facility. Among some of the realisations by the Committee were that when we have this facility in Kenya, we will interact with it for some time. This is to extent that even the training of our people has not been to the level we would have desired. There are several Articles that have been provided in this Agreement. I just want to point out two or three. The first one is that this Agreement provides the prerogative and obligation of the Italian Government. It clearly spells out what the Italian Government should do in this facility. Some of the things that have been clearly spelt out are a training programme for Kenyan nationals in aerospace science technology and research and promotion of development projects for the community in Ngomeni Area. If you visit the facility in Malindi, you will find that the surrounding areas are among the most deprived in Kenya. It would be a big surprise for someone if they were to visit the European Space Agency or even NASA and look at the surrounding areas and compared that with the BSC in Malindi. It is a total contrast when you see the scientific innovation and the investment that have gone into the facility only for the surrounding area to look miserable. One of the important inputs from the Italians will be in terms of CSR to try and support that area."
}