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    "id": 1545326,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Soipan Tuya",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Defence",
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        "legal_name": "Roselinda Soipan Tuya",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to say that I am glad to be back in this House in my new role as the Cabinet Secretary for Defence. It is obviously because I like to associate myself with the Senate, having been a Member, though very briefly. I will go straight to respond to the questions raised by Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, the Senator for Kisumu County. I will not repeat the questions as have been already espoused by the Senator for Nairobi. I will start by stating that the mandate of KDF, as defined in the Constitution, is in three parts. I am referring to Articles 241(3)(a)(b) and (c) of the Constitution. The three parts are within which the mandate of KDF is defined, the first one being the primary mandate. That is defence and protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will allow me to call the other two parts as secondary mandates of the KDF which are as follows: To assist and cooperate with other authorities in situations of emergency or disaster and deployment of the KDF to restore peace in any part of Kenya affected by unrest or instability only with the approval of the National Assembly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is what I will start by bringing to the fore, and whereas the questions asked by the Senator of Kisumu County may look very obvious, these are The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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