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B OPENING REMARKS

Ag. Executive Director, CASSOA receives the Guest of Honour, Prof. Paul Maringa, Principal
Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development.

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On his Opening remarks to the 4th EAC CASSOA He noted that even though partner states are at differ-
Symposium Ag. Executive Director CASSOA, Emile Arao ent levels of effective implementation of ICAO SARPs
appreciated Kenyan Government for accepting to host some states may benefit more than others but all
the symposium. He outlined the theme of the confer- partner states benefit due to the enhanced aviation
ence as ‘Aviation Safety by a Collaborative Approach’ safety. He reiterated that CASSOA was working closely
and highlighted the commendation by ICAO at Ezelwini, with ICAO under the ‘No Country Left Behind Initiative’
Kingdom of Swaziland on 22nd March 2017 that ranked in assisting partner states with resources to implement
CASSOA as the second best performing Regional Safety ICAOs standards and policies and to address develop-
Oversight Organization (RSOO) in the world, coming ment of a skilled human resource.
only second to EU’s EASA.

He emphasized that the regional’s approach to pooling
of resources for shared benefit where CASSOA assists
EAC partner states in meeting targets under the ICAO
Global Aviation Safety Plan courtesy of the Ezelwini
RSOO forum.

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