1.
SV DELEGATES SIT
0.10

2.
GV CONFERENCE
0.16

3.
SCU MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS MR. MWENDWA (SOF STARTS)
0.25

4.
SV SUDAN DELEGATES
0.29

5.
CU MR. MWENDWA CONTINUES TO SPEAK
0.45

6.
SV ZAMBIAN DELEGATES
0.54

7.
CU MR. MWENDWA SPEAKING
1.06

8.
SV CONGO BRAZZAVILLE DELEGATES
1.16

9.
CU MR. MWENDWA
1.20

10.
SV BURUNDI DELEGATES
1.27

11.
CU MR. MWENDWA
1.30

12.
SV CONGO KINSHASA DELEGATES
1.39

13.
SV PULL BACK TO LV MR. MWENDWA
1.43

14.
SV RWANDA DELEGATES
1.48

15.
LV MR. MWENDWA
1.56

16.
GV CONFERENCE
1.59


MWENDWA: "AS DELEGATES MIGHT BE FAMILIAR, WE MAINTAIN ONE AIRLINE ON AN EAST AFRICAN BASIS WHICH HAS HELPED IN IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS BOTH WITHIN EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND ALSO IN THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FIELDS. THIS AIRLINE HAS ALWAYS OPERATED WITHOUT SUBSIDY AND I AM GLAD TO SAY THAT FOR THE LAST SUCCESSIVE 12 YEARS, IT HAS MADE A REASONABLE OPERATING PROFIT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE, SO FAR AS EAST AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS ARE CONCERNED AND BECAUSE OF THEIR LIMITED RESOURCES, THAT WHATEVER FORM OF CO-OPERATION COMES ABOUT, THIS AIRLINE MUST CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO STAND ON ITS OWN AND COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY WITHOUT ANY HOPES OF GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES."




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Background: THE OPENING OF A FOUR-DAY CIVIL AVIATION CONFERENCE FINALLY TOOK PLACE IN NAIROBI YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) AFTER BEING POSTPONED 24 HOURS. EXPERTS FROM 10 EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICAN COUNTRIES ARE TO DISCUSS CO-ORDINATION OF SERVICES.

ANNOUNCING THE ADJOURNMENT ON MONDAY (28 AUGUST) AN OFFICIAL OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMON SERVICES ORGANISATION, WHICH IS ACTING AS HOST TO THE CONFERENCE, SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN A MISUNDERSTANDING OVER THE DATE.

THIRTY DELEGATES FROM KENYA, UGANDA, TANZANIA, RWANDA, BURUNDI, THE SUDAN, THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, ZAMBIA, CONGO-KINSHASA AND CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE ARE ATTENDING THE MEETING.

IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS THE KENYAN COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER, MR. ELIUD MWENDWA SAID: