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    "id": 140086,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Baiya",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Motion as amended. I have also listened to the contribution by my colleague, Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry, who has left. It appears like he has really misunderstood the substance of this Motion. It is simply seeking to remove height as a criteria for recruitment into the Army. It has replaced that quite clearly with physical fitness. If there are any other inadequacies that need to be addressed that are height related, they would be focused onto through the physical fitness. But more importantly, this Motion seeks to buttress the requirement for an all- rounded criteria for our recruitment into our Armed Forces. The criteria of height are really not clear. There are really no scientific bases for attributing a certain height to the criteria for eligibility into the army. Historically, we know that it was the colonialists who came up with these criteria. Among the criteria they did not bother about was education. Their aim was to bring in tall people as has been pointed out, not only to intimidate the population, but to also make sure that they do not even have educational background. Their aim obviously was to mobilise physical force against the local population. It is very unfortunate that over 40 years after Independence, we still retain this archaic legislation in our books whose aim was to oppress and suppress the local people."
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