18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, the purpose of these kinds of agreements is that air transport has become the real way of people to communicate and meet because the world has become a global village. It is heavily regulated. One cannot visit another country without formal agreements between those two countries. People from one country can visit another country under a regulated and formal agreement such as this one. It is proper that Kenyans can now visit Bahamas, Jamaica, Jordan and Turkey under these protocols that we have entered into. This is the way of the world. They will expand the latitude ...
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18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
The operators in Europe are able to offer very competitive prices for tickets today. If you go to Europe, you will note that flying anywhere within Europe, for example, from Italy to Ukraine or London, you would hardly spend more than USD200 or USD300. However, when you fly from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Bujumbura, you spend USD1000 which is a distance that is hardly a quarter of the distance between Italy and Ukraine, and yet The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the ...
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18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
from Ukraine to Italy, you will have an economy ticket at about USD200. Some of our African countries have entered into agreements with these European air operators where they enjoy those kinds of waivers on charges. People who fly from Ukraine all the way to Cairo in Egypt pay fares as low as USD200, which is a distance almost a continent away. However, when you fly from JKIA to Cairo, you would be lucky to pay Kshs100,000 which is equivalent to USD1,000. It is a question of Africans first. We must come together as Africans and find a way to ...
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18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
This is a challenge to the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing and his Committee, but it is a good thing. I support the Motion.
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6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
That does not need to be seconded.
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6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Atandi.
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6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Atandi, just hold your horses. Hon. Bunyasi, what is out of order?
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6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered the County Allocation of Revenue (Amendment) Bill and approved the same without amendment.
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6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Atandi, did you speak to Kshs37 billion or Kshs3.7 billion?
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6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
In this particular one.
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