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    "id": 960048,
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    "speaker_name": "Pokot South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Pkosing",
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        "legal_name": "Losiakou David Pkosing",
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    "content": "The second reason why this is very crucial is this. On behalf of my Committee, I am asking the House to agree with us – is that we are now expanding our networks through Kenya Airways. You might see my Committee shortly, when given an opportunity, seeking permission to land in other countries. When we are expanding our networks, one of the conditions that we will be asked when requesting to land is whether we have also adopted this Protocol to assure citizens of the world security in our country and whether we are within international requirements in terms of taking unruly passengers as it is required by law. Therefore, it has come at the right time. Of course, people will ask what has happened from 1963 to date. That will be answered by other people. I am sure that will not be me. Hon. Speaker, yes, I want to assure the House. As a country, we passed the Report before we went on recess; we passed a report to nationalise the Kenya Airways. Why were we nationalising it? It is so that we are able to travel to more countries and bring more people to our country and also increase our economy. In that respect, therefore, this Protocol, should it be approved by the House, will fit in very well within our expansion and building the Kenya Airways. The third reason why we are doing it is because the world is becoming one. The world in aviation is being managed or regulated by one organisation which is ICAO. Because the world is becoming one in terms of aviation, we become nations of the nations. We become one of the nations that has approved this Protocol. Also, we are putting ourselves in the League of Nations. You know this country and this part of the world which is Africa; Kenya is a very important connection hub. We thank God for putting us here. If you are in Nairobi and you take to the East and West; it is almost the same flight time to America and Japan. So, we are in the middle. Adopting and approving this as a country gives us and the countries possibilities of addressing or expanding it from not only the nations of registration but also nations of landing and those of operation. What it means therefore is that another country can come and invest in our country. You can register your plane in a country like Egypt or wherever but, since we have adopted this Protocol, somebody might want to say “I want to come and operate in Nairobi”. Why? It is because the framework of addressing or punishing unruly passengers is equivalent to that of the country of registration. Therefore, this is a very important amendment. It is very clear. As suggested, it is a small amendment but very weighty. As I conclude this presentation, it begs the question whether this Protocol followed the right procedures in terms of protocols that are supposed to be approved by the House. If you look at our Constitution these protocols are guided by the Treaty Making and Ratification Act of 2012, specifically Section 8. It gives the road these protocols should follow. Of course, it starts from the Executive that is the Cabinet then it comes to Parliament through a memorandum. I want to confirm that this Protocol came in the House in a procedural manner as it is provided for 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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