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    "id": 1264194,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gitonga Murugara",
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    "content": "I was the first one to log in and really, I am entitled to this. I rise to support the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation with regard to the establishment of this military fund which is very important. Hon. Junet is not here otherwise, I would have informed him that policy decisions of a Government are run through a subsidiary legislation. You cannot run policy decisions based on the Constitution or Acts of Parliament. The Constitution makes a provision while the Acts of Parliament provide how that provision is to be executed. Regulations would then carry out policies of that particular provision that is to be enforced. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the provisions that we are dealing with through a delegated legislation’s decision to establish a fund for our military. As it has been said, our military has been involved in very many peacekeeping missions. In fact, many people have been saying Kenya has a professional army. Sometimes, they try to belittle our army but their strength is actually felt when we go out to enforce peace missions, whether in Bosnia, Herzegovina, Liberia, Somalia or anywhere else in the world. Most importantly is the fact that there are some monies that are received from the international community with regard to the peace missions that we hold. When that money goes into the Consolidated Fund, we have no way of ring-fencing and protecting it so that it goes in for the purpose intended. Out there, we do a good job but as is going to be seen in the next Motion that we are going to debate, and I do not wish to anticipate debate, we are not doing very well as a country because of late, we have seen our soldiers get killed by terrorists all over and it begs the question of whether they are well equipped. Are the vehicles they are using military or technical as they are called in Somalia when they are doing their terrorism? Let us ring-fence this money and avail it for the peacekeeping missions and put it into proper use. I agree that there should never be any element of corruption, pilferage or misuse of the money when it comes to this Fund. This is a Fund that is purely meant for the military. The Kenya Prisons Service has two Funds which we are told have actually been misused. We are looking into this matter and if there is any attempt whatsoever, may they be warned that this House will be on alert and we shall be dealing with it. Allow me to support. Thank you."
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