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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Keynan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as a result of what is going on right now, the military institutions that we had during the colonial time, during our struggle for Independence, during our post-Independence and during our Independence are completely different. Therefore, we need to see this institution in perspective. We should not be saying that our Armed Forces should operate the way they were operating in 1960. There are technological, perceptional and societal changes. Therefore, their activities and aspirations should also be in line with the modern day thinking. To that extent, how do we rejuvenate both in thinking and in preparedness those who have exited and those who may not have had the privilege of getting some of the new things that we see? I can bet that your child will be more informed than you. This is because of the circumstances of the day. It is also because of IT revolution, international awareness, globalisation and other phenomenon taking place in the global village. If today you talk to your child who is in Standard Seven, Eight or Form One, the kind of knowledge that they have, you will be obligated even as a parent to sit down with them and reason. You will not give instructions. You will reason and say: can we appreciate this as a parent? Ten years ago, your work was to instruct. That is long gone. It is no more, even with our society. This is simply because of the dynamic changes within our society. It is in this light that I want my colleagues to see this Bill as a progressive Bill that will not take away the rights of those serving officers. It will also ensure that there is an umbilical cord between those who are serving and those who have exited, while uniquely retaining the unique and specialised nature of those who are still in active service. Therefore, we will be looking forward to seeing how we can have harmony in both, so that it becomes a complementary function of the serving officers. As I conclude, legislation is a very difficult mechanism because, first of all, out of your wild thoughts, you have to reflect, think and contextualize, synthesize and 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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