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    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1048809/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "content": "recruit them. I have thought about it and asked myself, how are such officers identifiable? These are Kenyans who have approached me. Some of them are here in Nairobi, and others are in my County of Migori. When I talked to them, I was quite sympathetic. I want to state two things. It is possible and it is likely to be true that there are military officers who are receiving bribes in order to recruit people because the talk of bribes is out there. However, it is also true that there are quite a number of brokers who are purporting to be having influence over the recruitment and are preying upon innocent and vulnerable young persons purporting that they could help them get to the military. What is more important is the image of the military and the likelihood of the kind of recruits that we might have as a nation. As we investigate this matter, I hope the Committee that will look into it will propose a more transparent, understandable and humane way of recruiting Kenyans who are looking for employment. The procedure, other than talk of bribe that is being bandied around here, is also very inhumane. The officers who are recruiting people are quite hostile. Some of those people are physically abused. As a nation, we deserve better. We need to do better. I want to discourage Kenyans who are looking for leaders, saying they have some money, so that those leaders can look for people to bribe, I want to ask young Kenyans to be firm, believe in merit, and also the military people should know that their image and reputation is in tatters and they must work on it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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