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    "id": 508591,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/508591/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Keynan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 41,
        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
        "slug": "adan-keynan"
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    "content": "Firstly, what happens to all military officers who have exited from active service of the Kenya Defence Forces? Where are they? What are they doing? What are they using to eke out a living? Does somebody know and monitor their day to day activities? Secondly, this Bill was informed by practices in other jurisdictions and civilised democracies including the United States of America, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Uganda, Ghana, Australia and many others. They have pieces of legislation in the name of Military Veterans Act. All this, first, is to appreciate the unique services offered by members of any defence forces. Secondly, this is a security measure today because we are engaged in both external and internal; internal way with the radicalisation and external war with the terrorists. If today we were to recall the veterans because of an emergency or what is going on, how would we do it? If we were to say that we require the services of all the officers who exited from the military and are still strong, do we have a data bank that one can easily click on, other than referring back to the archives, and say: The following officers are there, this is what they are doing and this is where they live? This Bill attempts to professionalise the exit of a former military officer from active service. Today, we have the highest concentration of former Chiefs of Defence Forces. When the idea of coming up with this Bill was suggested, the late Gen. Mulinge was still alive. He was a former Chief of General Staff (CGS). Then we have Gen. Mahmoud Mohammed. We know his history and what he did for the Republic of Kenya in 1982. We still have other former CGSs in the names of General Tonje, General Kibwana, General Kianga and a number of former Service Commanders like Gen. (Rtd) Sawe, General Cheruiyot, General Mwaniki, General Njoroge, General Leisan and General Musumba. These senior citizens who have served the Republic of Kenya in that very specialized institution, are still around. We also have some former senior Kenya Defence Forces officials like Brigadier Malik, Capt. Mungai Kungu, Brigadier Kirugi, Amb. Col. (Rtd) Mutibo, Col. (Rtd) Nduto and Col. (Rtd) Mwololo."
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