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    "id": 462264,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A. B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, the next Statement is a short reply from the Ministry of Defence and it was sought by the Member of Parliament for Ainabkoi Constituency on the ongoing recruitment by the Kenya Defence Forces. The Member asked specific questions and I have specific answers for him as follows. (i) On whether the recruitment advertisement complied with Section 28(2) of the Kenya Defence Forces Act, requiring consultation with the Public Service Commission on the criteria for recruitment; yes, the KDF consulted the Public Service Commission on the subject matter in a meeting held on 22nd August, 2013 alongside the Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution and the Law Reform Commission and, therefore, complied with the provision in the said section. (ii) On whether the chances allocated per county were advertised at least 30 days before the recruitment as required under Section 28 (3) of the KDF Act; disclosing to the public precise information in relation to strength and composition of KDF could be prejudicial to national security as provided under Section 49(1) and 49(2)(a) and (c) of the same KDF Act. Section 49(3) of KDF Act provides that “classified information,” means any information whose unauthorized disclosure would jeopardize national security; such information relates to strategy, doctrine, capability and capacity and the deployment of KDF”. (iii) On whether actions of the Defence Council are in contravention of Article 232(1)(i) of the Constitution with respect to affording to all adequate and equal opportunity; the Defence Council adheres to the dictates of Article 232(1)(i) and the distribution of the ongoing selection of recruits is premised on:- (a) As evidenced in the advertisement, all the 47 counties down to the division level, were allocated recruitment centers which exhaustively catered for regional and ethnic balance such that all Kenyans are afforded equitable opportunity to join KDF. At the recruitment centers, the candidates Identification Cards (IDs) and particulars are checked to ascertain whether they belong to the area that is covered by the recruitment centre. 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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