{"id":245812,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/245812/?format=json","text_counter":68,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Karume","speaker_title":"The Minister of State for Defence","speaker":{"id":234,"legal_name":"Njenga Karume","slug":"njenga-karume"},"content":" Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to proceed. (d) Kenyans benefit from this British soldiers exercises in two main ways, namely:- (1) The transfer of British experience and know-how in field operations, especially for our infantry and engineering personnel who participate in these exercises. (2) The exercises have a dimension of civic affairs commonly referred to as \"exercise construction\", which aims at benefitng areas where the exercises are carried out. These include; sinking of wells, grading of earth roads as well as construction of classrooms in areas with acute shortage of these amenities."}