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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this very important Motion by Mr. Kioni. There is no legal basis for the requirement that certain people of certain height should not serve in certain positions in our armed forces in the police. The specific provision that for one to join the armed forces, one should have a height of 5ft 9â; for women it should be 5ft 3â and the Administration Police have similar provisions--- Our Constitution provides that there should be no form of discrimination. Under no circumstances whatsoever, should discrimination of any kind is allowed in this country whether it is on the basis of race, religion, gender or physical appearance. We are talking about a physical endowment by a person, whether he be born tall or short, whatever race or tribe. It will be a form of discrimination to say that if you are born in this manner, then you are not allowed to be in this particular place. Section 82 of our Constitution, expressly provides that there shall be no discrimination of any kind. No person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by a person acting by virtue of any written law or in the performance of the functions of the public office or authority. In this particular provision under Section 82, discriminatory means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly, to their respective descriptions by race, tribe, place of origin, residence, local connections, political opinions, colour, creed or sex. Our Constitution expressly provides that discrimination of any kind shall not be allowed. Looking at what requirements one has to meet, it is presumed that persons of a certain height have certain qualities and, therefore, the kingdom of heaven is open to them who only were born with a certain height."
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