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    "id": 1151696,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Tong'i",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Nyagaka Tongi",
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    "content": "Last week I was with my cousin who is a veteran in the US. When we went to the airport, he did not pay parking fee. Those are simple things which people appreciate. He does not pay land rates for his mortgage. Those are some of the things we need. If we can get a way to empower our veterans and give them an opportunity to enjoy those facilities, I am sure we will inspire our sons and daughters to join the Army so that they can serve the country. This is because in the past, the Army was a reserve for people who had not gone to school. Now that I have had an opportunity of serving in this Committee for five years now, I know that some of the sharpest minds you can ever have are in the Army. Some of them are picked at the very young age and taken through numerous courses. They have skills which can transform this country but what happens when they go home? This is one of the systems in my opinion which is so perfect and efficient that we need to encourage them and give them hope that even after they exit, we still have to appreciate them as a country. We should appreciate their contribution to our people and recognise that without them we would not even be sitting here in the way we are doing today. If you go to Ukraine, for example, there is nothing like Parliament. There are no sessions in Parliament because everybody has taken refuge and the armies are at the warfront to protect their country. Those are the kinds of people we are talking about today. We are developing this Bill to appreciate our soldiers. When they have done their bit and gone home, we will remember to appreciate them and thank them as Kenya is what it is today because of them. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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