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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that was very unkind for hon. Gen. (Rtd.) Jackson Kimeu Mulinge, who rose to be the first African four-star General commanding our defense forces. For your information, hon. Gen. (Rtd.) Jackson Kimeu Mulinge was a self educated man; he spoke very fluent English; he was very intelligent and no one with that kind of description described here could have risen to the rank of a four-star General. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me conclude by emphasizing one point you have said; that hon. Gen. (Rtd.) Jackson Kimeu Mulinge was commanding the Army and the Defence Forces when other countries in Africa were falling to coups, and he stood very firm. He was very loyal to Mzee Kenyatta as his Commander in Chief. Later, he became the Chief of General Staff (CGS) under President Moi and he was very loyal. You have just stated that in August, 1982, when elements of the Air Force tried to take over Government by force, he stood firm and he took his loyal friend, Gen. Mohamud Mohamed, and ordered him to go to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), storm that place and I think that is the reason we are here today."
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