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    "id": 960141,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/960141/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitutu Masaba, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mose",
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        "legal_name": "Shadrack John Mose",
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    "content": "Once these agreements are ratified, they will become part of our Kenyan laws as envisaged in Article 26 of our Constitution. In that light, it is extremely clear that once we ratify the agreements, we will have direct flights by some of our carriers like the Kenya Airways, to the various destinations like Cambodia, Burkina Faso, the Republic of Finland and the Hellenic Republic of Greece. Multiple advantages or benefits will derive to us in ensuring that we have articulated this. One, there obviously will be new horizons and routes for our carrier, the Kenya Airways. We will expand our networks. By way of expansion, there are several benefits that we will get. First and foremost, it will expand the horizons of environment. I know very many countries from all over the world are looking at Kenya as a serious environment destination. In fact, as a serious environment hub in Africa. Therefore, when we pass this legislation on the agreements, it means that we will have opened the doors for that direct interaction with these countries. Secondly, expansion will lead to issues like employment. In fact, we will obviously benefit from an increased level of business interaction. That will add advantage to employment of our youth. You realise that we have thousands of our youths who have graduated from various universities, technical institutions, colleges and other tertiary institutions, but are unemployed. So, if we pass these bilateral agreements between us and these countries we will, automatically, have improved on that. We will also have opened doors in that direction. This will lead to economic growth. The moment we open our doors, I am sure even our economic growth will be on the upsurge. It will improve. The Chairman has elaborated that the Committee deliberated on the bilateral agreements. We discussed and looked at all the options. We also received good information from the ministry, which helped us to come to this conclusion. In a nutshell, I second the Motion. I urge that my honourable colleagues find it extremely necessary and expedient and move with alacrity to ensure that we pass these bilateral agreements to enable us to start taking advantage of our interaction with these countries and make sure we continue to expand our international network. Just to mention, the Kenya Airways started direct flights to the USA the other day. We also heard it is starting direct flights to Geneva. This expansion of the network will put Kenya in a good stead in international interactions with an addition of these other countries and many more, so that we can benefit as a country and our economy will be on upward trend. With those few remarks, I second."
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