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    "id": 1357148,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1357148/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13199,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
        "slug": "enoch-kiio-wambua"
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    "content": "Defense Forces (KDF). I raised a question on the Floor of this House seeking to know why the sub-county called Tharaka in Kitui County had been denied an opportunity to have a recruitment centre for the service men and women joining the KDF. To date, it has not occurred to the Chairperson Committee on National Security Defence and Foreign Relations that this was a Statement that had timelines and needed to be addressed before the recruitment was done so that we afford our young people an opportunity to present themselves for recruitment. On account of the requirement by the Constitution, I will be requesting this House that the President be guided by the principle of inclusivity when it comes to access to opportunities in this country. I request that we do a proper audit of the past recruitments of KDF so that we establish regional balance. How many young people from each region were accorded the opportunity to be recruited in the KDF? I say this because I know this is not an isolated case. I had conversations with my colleague the Senator for Tana River who had a similar challenge. A section of his people were denied an opportunity to present themselves for recruitment. If we allow these things to continue, at the end of the day, we will have regions of this country that have provided young people to serve in the military and other regions that are denied that opportunity. Mr. Speaker, Sir, ---"
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