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"content": "The Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations is established under the National Assembly Standing Order 216, and it is mandated, among other things, to examine treaties, agreements and conventions. The Committee Report before the House details the Committee’s consideration of the Defence Co-operation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the Government of the Republic of Seychelles. Defence Collaborative Services (DCS) establish broad defence-oriented legal frameworks between the parties. Thus, they facilitate co-operation in defence policy coordination, research and development, joint military exercises, education, training, arms procurement and exchange of classified information. A radical shift in the global security environment since the 1980s has fuelled demand for DCS. Largely, states use DCS to modernize their militaries, respond to shared security threats and establish security umbrellas with like-minded states. Hon. Temporary Speaker, Kenya and Seychelles co-operate in many areas, including trade, maritime security and the fight against piracy, blue economy, parliamentary exchanges, exchanges between chambers of commerce, youth and sports, cultural exchanges, fisheries, and exchange of information. On 18th July 2022, the Seychelles Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, and Kenya's former Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Raychelle Omamo signed a Defence Co-operation Agreement between the Government of Kenya and Seychelles. The Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Hon. Aden Duale, submitted a copy of the Defence Co-operation Agreement and a memorandum dated 28th November 2022 to the National Assembly for consideration. The purpose of the memorandum was to appraise the House on the agreement and seek the approval of the National Assembly for ratification of the agreement. Pursuant to Article 118(1)(b) of the Constitution on public participation and Section 8(3) of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, 2012, the Committee placed an advertisement in two local daily newspapers on Thursday, 23rd February 2023, calling for submissions of a memorandum on the agreement. However, by the close of the deadline, the Committee had not received any memorandum. Section 37 of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Act governs co- operation with external forces. It provides that any treaty or agreement between the Government of Kenya and any other state or international institution regarding the use or provision of military forces shall provide for, among others: 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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