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    "id": 50611,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Ongeri",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is a very serious Motion and from the outset, I want to support the amendment. This Motion clearly quotes Article 241 of the Constitution. It did not say any other legislative process. What does it say? Article 241 of our Constitution talks about the Kenya Defence Forces and the Defence Council. That is the main Article. The heavy sentence is about Defence Forces and the Defence Council. Sub-section 2 gives details on how the Defence Council will operate. The operative Article states that there are established the Kenya Defence Forces. Because this Constitution is quoted in this Motion, I want to draw the attention of the hon. House to Section 7 of Article 241 of the Constitution which talks about the Defence Council. I have already said there is established the Kenya Defence Forces and the functions of the Defence Forces are stipulated there. Section 5 talks about the Defence Council; there is established a Defence Council and the membership of the Council is defined. The key point I want to bring out is in Section 7(a) which says, the Council is responsible for the overall policy, control and supervision of the Kenya Defence Forces. The operative word here is “control.” We may have all the goodwill from Parliament to try and micro-manage the functions of the Defence Forces and the Defence Council, but I think our business as a House – and I want to plead with my colleagues on the other side – is really to ensure that there are sufficient resources to be able to manage the security of this nation and put it in perspective."
}