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    "id": 1018212,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1018212/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 373,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "to the best of our knowledge, it has not been repealed. It was established for a purpose. However, over the years, the Government neglected it. In fact, it stopped having the purpose that it had. Instead of funding it, the Government has now transferred it to the Ministry of Defence. I do not understand how a parastatal gets transferred to our military. The idea of militarizing our institutions should stop. Even if it was done, there must be proper public participation. We know that the KMC was not functioning properly because there was a funding problem. It should have been commercialized and given to the private sector to run. For many years, that has been the debate. When the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) came to power in 2003, they decided to open and fund it. However, they did not allocate funds to it. Instead of commercializing and making it a private entity, where the private sector can run it properly, we hand it over to the military. It is now going to be a military institution. I do not know how farmers will deliver their animals there because it will be a guarded area. I think a proper procedure must be followed so that Kenyans understand how this transfer is done and how it will function. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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