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    "id": 691045,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/691045/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dido",
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        "legal_name": "Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Defence Cooperation Agreement between the UK and the Government of Kenya. While this is an Agreement that has been signed, the relationship between the UK and Kenya is longstanding. It might stretch to over 100 years. This historical relationship between the two countries has to an extent been reinforced by having a formal document signed. It has always been military to military agreements or MoU, but this time round it has been taken further because of the new dispensation. Training in Kenya for the British has been of serious benefit because they are able to train in arid, temperate, woodland and forested terrains. Kenya has provided to the British forces the best training grounds that they can find anywhere in the world. Through this MoU, one of the fundamental things that have been laid down is the issue of reciprocity; that the Agreement should benefit both Kenya and the UK in equal terms. One of the things that Kenya is likely to benefit through this Agreement is the training of our officers and soldiers in the UK. Our troops will have access to British military facilities. This Agreement complies with Section 37 of the Kenya Defence Forces Act."
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