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    "id": 1464884,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bumula, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wanami Wamboka",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c). I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations regarding the disparities in the recruitment by the Kenya Defence Forces. The Kenya Defence Forces annually recruits general service officers. That recruitment initiative is necessary to address human resource and capacity gaps within our defence forces. As per their annual adverts, the recruitment process is conducted at sub-county levels. While that is commendable, it is crucial to acknowledge that many applicants may currently be unemployed, hence the need to ensure fairness in the numbers of recruited candidates per region and equal opportunity to all sub-counties. Furthermore, despite the KDF vowing to ensure that mass recruitment exercise across the country is transparent and free from bribery, it is sad to note that the vice versa is true. For instance, the countrywide recruitment that went on last year in the months of August and September 2023 never considered young men and women from Bumula Constituency. It is 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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