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    "content": "Hon. Members, I wish to report to the House that I have received a Message from the Cabinet Secretary for Defence, notifying the House that pursuant to Article 141(3) of the Constitution and Section 34 (1) and (2) of the Kenya Defence Forces Act, 2012, the Kenya Defence Forces were deployed to Boni Forest and its environs on 8th September 2015 in a joint operation in support of the National Police Service to counter Al Shabaab terror activities in the region. Hon. Members, in keeping with the requirements of Section 8 (3) and (4) of Kenya Defence Forces Act, 2012, the Cabinet Secretary has submitted to the National Assembly copies of the Gazette Notice and a report of the said deployment. The copies of the letter, including the Gazette Notice and the report to the National Assembly are hereby referred to the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. The Committee is urged to study the report while taking cognisance of all deployments done since 2013 and table a report to the House for purposes of debating and noting."
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