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    "id": 960044,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/960044/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Pokot South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Pkosing",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2662,
        "legal_name": "Losiakou David Pkosing",
        "slug": "losiakou-david-pkosing"
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    "content": "Why are we seeking this amendment? This amendment is very important because the Tokyo Convention of 1963 limits jurisdiction to take action over offences and other acts committed on-board aircraft to the State of registration of the aircraft in question. This is very critical, that the convention only recognises State of registration. This means that if the aircraft is registered in this country, the power and the jurisdiction to take action on offenses which I have earlier stated is bestowed upon the State of registration. However, that Convention forgot State of landing and State of operator. It means that a plane may be registered in South Africa but it is operating in Kenya. Under the current protocol, if there is unruly passenger on an aircraft that is registered in South Africa and operating in Kenya, the jurisdiction to take action on that passenger lies in South Africa. What happens when that passenger is in this country? This country has no jurisdiction to punish that passenger. It means that the unruly passenger committing crimes goes without being punished by law. That is what the 1963 convention says."
}