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    "content": "of the East African King’s Rifles based in Kenya. In 1959, Kenya had not yet attained Independence from Britain, and in 1962 the Kenya Armed Forces had not come into being. (b) The Ministry is aware that Abass Sheikh Nuh got involved in an accident along Gilgil Road in 1962 while in service, and that the responsibility to compensate him was taken by the Colonial Government. (c) There was no insurance cover for the African members of the King’s African Rifles before Independence. However, after Independence members of our Defence Forces are comprehensively insured by the Government, and have a Group Insurance Policy. The insurance cover we have now cannot be applied to any individual retrospectively. The Ministry of State for Defence takes this opportunity to advise the ex-service men like Abass to personally report to the Ministry with the certificate of service, which was issued to him on discharge in order to be assisted to access the Kenya Armed Forces Comrades Association office in Nyayo House for further assistance. For the information of the House, the British Government has in the recent past offered financial assistance to war veterans and their families through the Kenya Armed Forces Comrades Association, and this is the same case with Mr. Abass."
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