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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Otieno",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Public Service",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the amendments. It is not height, per se, that makes any officer suitable for service in the disciplined officers. It is more the physical and mental fitness to do the job and commitment to work. So, as far as the Government is concerned, the former requirement of height is not serving any useful purpose. It was largely there because the officers were seen as members of the armed forces. The emphasis was on the forces and it was assumed that the body mass would give the forces. They would treat Africans with all the force that was required at that time. But now, there is a combination of force and service which does not go with height alone. When we say physical fitness, Members should not hope that the acceptance of this Motion will mean that anybody can be picked and placed in the Armed Forces."
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